Paintbrush Contents


Introducing Paintbrush
What Is Paintbrush?

The Paintbrush Window

Drawing

Paintbrush Files


Introducing Paintbrush
What Is Paintbrush?

The Paintbrush Window

Drawing

Drawing Size

Simple Drawings

Text

How to Edit a Drawing

Cutouts

Detail Work

Custom Colors

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Text Tool


text color

A solid color. If you select a pattern or non-solid color for text, the text is drawn in the closest solid color.


font style

The graphic qualities of the text. You can make text bold, italic, and underlined. You can also put an outline or shadow around the text.


How to Edit a Drawing

Paintbrush provides a variety of tools and functions for changing your drawing. Until you paste down part of a drawing, you can edit it with the BACKSPACE key and the Undo command. After you paste it down, you have three other ways to change the drawing.

Erase part of the drawing with the Eraser tool.

Change colors with the Color Eraser tool.

Define and work with a cutout.

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Procedure

Editing Graphics

Tools

Eraser

Color Eraser


Cutouts

A cutout is an area you define with the Pick tool or the Scissor tool.    Paintbrush provides several special effects for working with cutouts. You can use any combination of these to create custom drawings.

You can cut, copy, and paste a cutout to and from the Clipboard. If the cutout is larger than the drawing area, you need to choose Zoom Out from the View menu before you paste the cutout.

You can move a cutout within the drawing area.

You can sweep a cutout. Sweeping leaves a trail of copies behind when you move the cutout.

You can flip a cutout horizontally or vertically.

You can shrink or enlarge a cutout to a different size.

You can tilt a cutout on an angle.

You can invert the colors in a cutout.

You can save a cutout to a file.

You can paste a cutout from a file.

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Procedures

Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Cutouts

Displaying All of a Drawing

Flipping Cutouts

Inverting Colors in Cutouts

Moving Cutouts

Moving a Cutout and Leaving a Copy

Retrieving Cutouts

Saving Cutouts

Shrinking and Enlarging Cutouts

Sweeping Cutouts

Tilting Cutouts


Use the Pick tool to define a rectangular cutout, as shown in the following:

Use the Scissors tool to draw a cutout freehand, as shown in the following:


paste down

Make the most recent drawing or text permanent. The current drawing or text is pasted down when you do any of the following:

Select a tool.

Use a scroll bar.

Open another application.

Change the size of the window.

Reposition the text insertion point when using the Text tool.

Once part of a drawing or text is pasted down, you cannot change it with the BACKSPACE key or the Undo command.


Detail Work

Paintbrush provides two ways to work with fine details in your drawing: the Cursor Position command and the Zoom In command.

You can use Cursor Position to see the x-y coordinates of the pointer. You can use the coordinates to place your lines or text accurately.

You can use Zoom In to magnify a portion of your drawing. You can then change your drawing one pixel at a time, making the finishing touches to your picture.

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Procedures

Editing with Zoom In

Using the Cursor Position Option


Custom Colors

Every color and pattern in Paintbrush is made by mixing red, blue and green. Changing the mix of these primary colors creates a new color.

You can create custom colors and patterns by varying the amounts of red, green, and blue. You can change colors at any time. Changing a color while you are creating a drawing gives you a new color to use.  It does not change the colors you have already used.

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The following example shows the kind of colors you get by mixing red, green, and blue:

In a monochrome monitor, each of the numbers for red, green, and blue must always stay the same, although you can change them as a group as show in the following example:


How Paintbrush Prints

When Paintbrush prints a drawing, it preserves the proportions of the drawing. (Objects such as squares and circles do not become rectangles and ellipses on the printed page.)

When you print, you can tell Paintbrush to:

Print all of the drawing.

Paintbrush can print either a draft or proof copy. You can also scale your drawing to a different size.

Print part of the drawing.

Add header or footer text to each page. This might be explanatory text, the date, a page number, or the filename.

Adjust the margins for the picture.

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Procedures

Printing Drawings

Printing Headers and Footers

Printing Part of a Drawing

Setting Margins


draft

Describes an unenhanced copy of the drawing printed with the fastest printer speed.


proof

Describes a high quality copy of the drawing printed with the printer's advanced features.


File Formats

You can save your Paintbrush drawings in four bitmap formats or as Paintbrush files. Unless you change the setting, Windows automatically saves a new drawing in one of the bitmap formats. The standard bitmap format for your drawing depends of the type of display you have. Paintbrush saves an existing drawing that you open and edit in its original file format, unless you specify otherwise. The format options are:

PCX (Paintbrush file)

Monochrome bitmap

16 color bitmap

256 color bitmap

24-bit bitmap

You should save images in a bitmap format whenever possible. Doing this maintains compatibility with other Windows applications and with future versions of Windows.

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Paintbrush Commands


File Menu Commands


Edit Menu Commands


View Menu Commands


Font Menu Commands


Style Menu Commands
Style menu commands affect text in the drawing area and text you type until you select a tool, use a scroll bar, open another application, or reposition the text cursor. Except for Normal, choosing a style again cancels the style.


Size Menu Commands


Pick Menu Commands


Options Menu Commands


New Command

Creates a new drawing area.

The workspace for the new drawing uses the settings specified with the Image Attributes command. In addition, if you selected a new background color, the New command displays it.

When you choose the New command, Paintbrush lets you saves changes to the current drawing before creating a new drawing area.

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Open Command

Opens an existing file.

Choose the Info button to see the height, width, and number of colors and planes in the file.

Choose BMP, MSP, or PCX to find files in the selected format in the current directory.

When you choose this command, Paintbrush lets you save changes to the current drawing before opening a new file.

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Save Command

Saves changes to the current drawing.

When you choose this command, the drawing remains open so you can continue working on it.

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Save As Command

Saves a new drawing or existing drawing under another name.

You might want to rename a file so that you can change an existing file without modifying the original.

Unless you change the setting in the Save As dialog box, Paintbrush automatically saves a new drawing in the bitmap (.BMP) format. It saves a drawing that you open and edit in the same format that it was opened in. Choose Options to change the format of the drawing you want to save.

If you are concerned about the amount of disk space needed to store a drawing, you can choose the Info button to see the size of and number of colors in the drawing before you save it. The larger the size of the drawing and the more colors used, the more disk space it requires.

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Page Setup Command

Sets the margins, and adds headers and footers to the printed drawing.

Use this command to position your drawing on the page when you print it. Otherwise, Paintbrush will use the standard margin settings when it prints the drawing.

When specifying headers or footers, type text or use the following codes:

Type	To do this

&d	Enter the current date.

&p	Enter page numbers.

&f	Enter the current filename.

&l	Justify the text that follows at the left margin.

&r	Justify the text that follows at the right margin.

&c	Center the text that follows in the top or bottom margin. This is the default.

&t	Enter the current time.

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Procedures

Printing Headers and Footers

Setting Margins


Print Command

Prints a drawing.

You can specify:

Draft or proof quality printing.

Whole or partial printing of the drawing.

Number of copies.

Printing at printer resolution rather than screen resolution.

If you have connected and installed a printer, you can print the drawing. Paintbrush automatically prints with the default printer.

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Procedures

Installing New Printers

Printing Drawings


Printer Setup Command

Sets printer options for Paintbrush before printing.

You can:

Select a default printer for Paintbrush.

Choose Setup and change options for the printer.

The available options depend on the type of printer selected.

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Exit Command

Exits Paintbrush and closes the Paintbrush window.

If the drawing is unsaved, Paintbrush lets you save it before exiting.


Undo Command

Undoes the most recent drawing or editing action.

You can use Undo until you do any of these things:

Select a tool.

Use a scroll bar.

Open another application.

Resize the window.

As soon as you do any of these, Paintbrush pastes down the objects currently in the drawing area, and Undo no longer functions.

Related Procedures


Procedures

Editing Graphics with Undo

Editing with Zoom In


Cut Command

Removes a cutout from your drawing and places it onto the Clipboard, erasing the previous Clipboard contents.

Use Paste to place the cutout in another place in the current drawing, in another drawing, or in another application.

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Copy Command

Copies a cutout from your drawing onto the Clipboard, erasing the previous Clipboard contents.

Use Paste to place the cutout in another place in the current drawing, in another drawing, or in another application.

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Paste Command

Pastes the Clipboard contents in the upper-left corner of the drawing.

Paste inserts the Clipboard contents into a box in the upper left-corner of the drawing. You can drag the box to another part of the drawing. To paste down the image in the box, click outside the box.

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Copy To Command

Saves a cutout in a file.

You can save a cutout as a Paintbrush file (.PCX) or as a bitmap file (.BMP). Unless you change the setting in the Save As dialog box, Windows automatically assigns the extension .BMP and saves your cutout as a Windows bitmap. Choose Options to specify the format in which you want to save the cutout.

If you are concerned about the amount of disk space needed to store a cutout, you can choose the Info button to see the size of and number of colors in the cutout before you save it. The larger the size of the cutout and the more colors used, the more disk space it requires.

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Paste From
Paste From Command

Retrieves a cutout from a file and places it in a drawing.

Select BMP, MSP, or PCX to find files in the selected format in the current directory.

If you're concerned about the amount of disk space a cutout uses, choose the Info button to see the height, width, and number of colors and planes in the cutout.

Paste From inserts the cutout into a box in the upper left-corner of the drawing. You can drag the box to another part of the drawing. To paste down the image in the box, click outside the box.

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Zoom In Command

Magnifies part of a drawing so you can change a pixel at a time, or returns a drawing to normal resolution after you shrink it with Zoom Out.

When the drawing is at normal resolution and you choose Zoom In, the pointer changes to a rectangle. Click the rectangle over an area you want to display in detail.

The left mouse button changes a pixel to the foreground color. The right mouse button changes a pixel to the background color. Dragging changes a wide area of pixels.

Use the Paint Roller tool to change an area within the magnified area.

In the small box in the upper-left corner of the drawing area, you can see how changes you make to the magnified area look at normal resolution.

Related Topics


Procedures

Displaying All of a Drawing

Editing with Zoom In

Tool

Paint Roller


Zoom Out Command

Shrinks a drawing to fit the drawing area, or returns a drawing to normal resolution after you magnify it with Zoom In.

With Zoom Out, you can view a drawing that is larger than the drawing.

With Zoom Out, you can copy, cut, and paste cutouts; however, you can't use the drawing tools.

When you use Zoom Out to view a drawing, you might not see some of the line detail in the drawing. Generally, the larger the size of your original, the greater the amount of line detail that you lose when Paintbrush shrinks the drawing. You see this loss of detail only in the compacted version of the drawing. It does not affect your full-size drawing.

Related Procedures


Procedures

Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Cutouts

Displaying All of a Drawing

Editing with Zoom In


View Picture Command

Removes everything but the drawing from the screen.

Use View Picture to view more of your drawing. Because the menus, Toolbox, Palette, Linesize box, and even the cursor disappear when you choose View Picture, you cannot edit your drawing in any way.

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Tools and Linesize Command

Removes the Toolbox and Linesize box from the Paintbrush window.

Use Tools and Linesize to view more of your drawing. You can still use the selected tool, drawing width, and color as well as the menu commands when the Toolbox and Linesize box are not visible on the screen.

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Palette Command

Removes the Palette from the Paintbrush window.

Use Palette to view more of your drawing. You can still use the selected tool, drawing width, and color as well as the menu commands when the Palette is not visible on the screen.

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Cursor Position Command

Displays the pointer position as x-y coordinates.

Use these width and height coordinates to align text or lines in your drawings. Cursor Position is particularly helpful when you create charts and tables.

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Font Names

Changes text to a different font.

The Font menu lists all available fonts. When you choose a font name, the command changes the font of text in the drawing area and text you type until you select a tool, use a scroll bar, open another application, or reposition the text cursor.

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Normal Command

Cancels bold, italic, underline, outline, and shadow character styles.

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Bold Command

Makes text bold.

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Italic Command

Italicizes text.

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Underline Command

Underlines text.

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Outline Command

Outlines text.

The outline is in the current background color.

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Shadow Command

Creates a shadow around text.

The shadow is in the current background color.

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Font Sizes

Changes the size of text to the font size you choose from the menu.

The Size menu lists a range of point sizes for all the fonts. Font sizes available with the selected font appear in black. Font sizes that can't be used are dimmed. Font sizes followed by an asterisk are precision-drawn font sizes provided by a font file. Font sizes without an asterisk are font sizes that are scaled by Windows to approximate the size indicated.

The availability of point sizes depends on the resolution of your printer. If no printer is installed, the available point sizes are based on the screen resolution of your video display.

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Flip Horizontal Command

Flips a cutout from side to side.

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Flip Vertical Command

Flips a cutout from top to bottom.

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Inverse Command

Inverts the colors in a cutout.

In a black and white drawing, black becomes white and white becomes black. In a color drawing, a color changes to its complementary color.

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Shrink+Grow Command

Changes the size of a cutout.

When you choose this command, you drag a flexible box to define the new size of the cutout. The cutout shrinks or enlarges to fit the dimensions of the box. Before you choose this comand, choose the Clear command to move the cutout instead of copying it.

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Paintbrush Procedures
Creating Drawings

Viewing Drawings in Different Ways

Working with Cutouts

Using Text

Choosing Fonts and Font Sizes

Changing Text Styles

Entering Text

Using Advanced Features

Printing

Working with Paintbrush Files


Paintbrush Procedures
Creating Drawings

Viewing Drawings in Different Ways

Working with Cutouts

Using Text

Using Advanced Features

Creating Custom Colors

Saving and Retrieving Custom Color Files

Using the Cursor Position Option

Printing

Working with Paintbrush Files


Paintbrush Procedures
Creating Drawings

Viewing Drawings in Different Ways

Working with Cutouts

Using Text

Using Advanced Features

Printing

Printing Drawings

Printing Part of a Drawing

Changing Printers and Printer Options

Printing Headers and Footers

Setting Margins

Working with Paintbrush Files


Paintbrush Procedures
Creating Drawings

Viewing Drawings in Different Ways

Working with Cutouts

Using Text

Using Advanced Features

Printing

Working with Paintbrush Files

Opening Existing Files

Using Microsoft Paint Files

Saving Existing Files

Saving New or Renaming Existing Files


Changing Default Settings for New Drawings

When you start Paintbrush, it uses default settings. For example, Paintbrush establishes a standard size for a drawing area based on your type of video display and the amount of memory available. If you want to create a drawing that is larger or smaller than the standard size established by Paintbrush, you can change the standard drawing size.

To change default settings for a new drawing:

1	Choose Image Attributes from the Options menu.

2	Select the settings you want.

This setting	Specifies

Width	The drawing width.

Height	The drawing height.

Units	The unit of measurement you want to use when you enter the width and height of your drawing.

Select inches (in), centimeters (cm), or picture elements (pels).

Colors	Whether you work in color or black and white.

Default	That Paintbrush return the drawing area to the original size used to accommodate your video display.

3	Click OK.

4	Choose New from the File menu to start a drawing with the new settings.

Or double-click the Eraser tool in the Toolbox to start a new drawing.

Paintbrush now uses the new settings in the Image Attributes dialog box each time you start Paintbrush.

Keep in mind that the larger the drawing and the more colors you use, the more memory required. If you plan to print your drawing at printer resolution, be sure that you enter the correct dimensions (in pixels) for the printed drawing in the Image Attributes dialog box. Also, be sure that the dimensions you specify are in proportion to the current screen dimensions of the drawing. Because printing at printer resolution requires more memory, you cannot print as large a drawing as you can printing at screen resolution.

Keyboard Procedure


Starting New Drawings

To start a new drawing:

1	Select new background and foreground colors for your drawing if you want to.

2	Change the default settings for the drawing if you want to.

3	Choose New from the File menu.

4	Select a tool and start drawing.

Keyboard Procedure


Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

You can change the foreground color at any time while creating a drawing. You can also change the background color at any time and, by doing so, create special effects with tools and commands that use the background color to draw.

To select a different background color:

Point to the color in the Palette and click the right mouse button.

To set the background color for a new drawing:

Choose New from the File menu.

To select a different foreground color:

Point to the color in the Palette and click the left mouse button.

Keyboard Procedure


Selecting a Drawing Width

The Linesize box in the lower-left corner of the Paintbrush window displays the available drawing widths. The top line represents a one-pixel width. The drawing width determines the width of an object you draw or the thickness of the border around the object.  .

To select a drawing width:

Point to a width in the Linesize box and click the mouse button.

Keyboard Procedure


example

If you are drawing a line, the selected drawing width determines the width of the line. If you are drawing a filled box, the selected drawing width determines the thickness of the border around the box. You might want to experiment with how different drawing widths work with different tools so that you can use them most effectively.


Selecting and Using a Drawing Tool

Before you begin working in the drawing area, you need to select the tool you want to work with from the Toolbox at the left of the Paintbrush window.

To select a drawing tool:

Point to the Airbrush, Brush, or Paint Roller tool and click the mouse button.

To draw with a selected tool:

1	Move the pointer into the drawing area.

2	Position the pointer where you want to start drawing.

3	Drag the pointer through the drawing area.

If you are drawing an object such as a box or circle, the object expands and contracts, following the pointer's movements.

4	Release the mouse button when you are finished drawing the object.

Keyboard Procedure


Editing Graphics

If you make a mistake while drawing, you can use the Undo command on the Edit menu or the BACKSPACE key to make simple corrections.

To delete everything you have drawn since selecting a tool:

Choose Undo from the Edit menu.

Using just BACKSPACE lets you delete a portion or all of what you have drawn since selecting the tool you are currently working with. BACKSPACE is particularly handy for small cleanup jobs such as deleting stray dots made by the Airbrush.

To delete a portion of what you have drawn since selecting a tool:

1	Press BACKSPACE.

The pointer turns into a square with an X inside. The size of the square depends on the selected drawing width.

2	Drag the pointer over parts of the drawing you want to delete.

3	Release the mouse button when you finish.

4	Press the mouse button again to continue drawing with the selected tool.

You can use Undo and BACKSPACE until you do any of these things:

Select a tool.

Use a scroll bar.

Open another application.

Resize the window.

Once you do any of these, Paintbrush pastes down the objects currently in the drawing area, and Undo and BACKSPACE no longer work. You must now use an eraser tool or select and edit a portion of your drawing called a cutout.

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hint

To prevent undoing work that you are satisfied with, protect that section of your drawing from Undo and BACKSPACE by reselecting the tool you are currently working with or by taking one of the other actions in the previous list. Then Undo and BACKSPACE can delete only your most recent work.


Showing the Entire Screen

With the View Picture command, you can display as much of your drawing as fits on the entire screen by temporarily removing everything but your drawing. Because the menus, Toolbox, Palette, Linesize box, and even the cursor disappear when you choose View Picture, you cannot edit your drawing in any way.

To display your drawing on the entire screen:

Choose View Picture from the View menu.

Or double-click the Pick tool in the Toolbox.

To cancel View Picture, click the mouse button or press ESC.

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Displaying All of a Drawing

If you create a drawing that is larger than the drawing area and the entire screen, you can still view all of the drawing on the screen at one time.

To display all of a drawing that is larger than the drawing area:

Choose Zoom Out from the View menu.

Zoom Out shrinks the drawing to fit the drawing area.

You can still copy, cut, and paste cutouts; however, you can't use the drawing tools.

To cancel Zoom Out, choose Zoom In from the View menu or press ESC.

When you use Zoom Out to view a drawing, you might lose some of the line detail in the drawing. Generally, the larger the size of your original, the greater the amount of line detail that you lose when Paintbrush shrinks the drawing. You see this loss of detail only in the compacted version of the drawing. It does not affect your full-size drawing.

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Enlarging the Drawing Area

You can remove the Toolbox, Linesize box, and Palette from the Paintbrush window to increase the size of the drawing area. You can still use the selected tool, drawing width, and color as well as the menu commands when the Toolbox, Linesize box, and Palette are not visible on the screen.

To remove the Toolbox and Linesize Box:

Choose Tools and Linesize from the View menu.

To redisplay the Toolbox and Linesize box, choose Tools and Linesize again.

To remove the Palette:

Choose Palette from the View menu.

To redisplay the Palette, choose Palette again.

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Procedures

Displaying All of a Drawing

Showing the Entire Screen


Editing with Zoom In

With the Zoom In command, you can magnify a portion of a drawing so you can make changes on a pixel-by-pixel basis.

To magnify a portion of a drawing and change a pixel at a time:

1	Choose Zoom In from the View menu.

The pointer changes to a movable rectangle.

2	Place the rectangle over the area you want to magnify.

3	Click the mouse button.

Paintbrush magnifies the portion of your drawing enclosed by the rectangle.

In the small box that appears in the upper-left corner of the drawing area, you can see your changes at normal resolution.

4	Point to pixels you want to edit and click either mouse button.

Clicking the left mouse button changes a pixel to the foreground color. Clicking the right mouse button changes a pixel to the background color. Dragging changes a wide area of pixels.

Use the Paint Roller tool to change an area within the magnified area.

5	Choose Zoom Out from the Edit menu when you finish.

Or choose Undo from the Edit menu to return to the normal resolution and cancel any changes made to your drawing.

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hint

If you use the Paint Roller tool with a full-size drawing and the paint leaks through the border of an object and fills the drawing area, choose Undo and use Zoom In to patch the areas where the paint leaked through.


Copying, Cutting, and Pasting a Cutout
Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Cutouts

To copy and paste or cut and paste a cutout:

1	Use the Pick tool or Scissors tool to define the cutout.

2	Choose Copy from the File menu to copy the cutout.

Or choose Cut from the File menu to cut the cutout.

3	Open the file you want to paste the cutout in.

4	Choose Paste from the Edit menu.

You cannot paste a cutout larger than the current drawing area unless you have zoomed out to display your entire drawing. If you try, Paintbrush pastes only the part of the cutout showing in the drawing area.

5	Move the pointer inside the cutout.

If you are working in Zoom Out mode, the image will not appear inside the cutout frame.

6	Press the left mouse button to paste the cutout transparently.

Or press the right mouse button to paste the cutout opaquely.

If you are working in Zoom Out mode, you can only paste the cutout opaquely.

7	Drag the cutout where you want it.

8	Click outside the cutout to paste down the cutout.

If the drawing you are pasting to is in Zoom Out mode, the cutout frame may be hidden by the image boundaries. In that case, you may have to click the gray area just outside the drawing area to paste down the cutout.

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Tools

Pick Tool

Scissors Tool


Moving Cutouts

To move a cutout:

1	Use the Pick tool or Scissors tool to define the cutout.

2	Move the pointer inside the cutout.

3	Press the left mouse button to paste the cutout transparently.

Or press the right mouse button to paste the cutout opaquely.

4	Drag the cutout.

5	Release the mouse button when the cutout is where you want it.

6	Click outside the cutout to paste down the cutout.

Related Tools	Keyboard Procedure


Tools

Pick Tool

Scissors Tool


Moving a Cutout and Leaving a Copy

To move a cutout and leave a copy behind:

1	Use the Pick tool or Scissors tool to define the cutout.

2	Move the pointer inside the cutout.

3	Press and hold down the SHIFT key.

4	Press the left mouse button to paste the cutout transparently.

Or press the right mouse to paste the cutout opaquely.

5	Drag the cutout.

6	Release SHIFT once you have moved the cutout away from the copy.

7	Release the mouse button when the cutout is where you want it.

8	Click outside the cutout to paste down the cutout.

Related Tools


Tools

Pick Tool

Scissors Tool


Sweeping Cutouts

When you sweep a cutout, you move the cutout across the drawing area, leaving a trail of copies of the cutout behind.

To sweep a cutout across the drawing area:

1	Use the Pick tool or Scissors tool to define the cutout.

2	Move the pointer inside the cutout.

3	Press and hold down the CTRL key.

4	Press the left mouse button to paste the cutout transparently.

Or press the right mouse button to paste the cutout opaquely.

5	Drag the cutout.

6	Release CTRL and the mouse button when you finish.

7	Click outside the cutout to paste down the changes.

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Tools

Pick Tool

Scissors Tool


Transparent and Opaque Pasting and Sweeping

Whenever you paste or sweep a cutout, you have the option of pasting or sweeping transparently or opaquely. If you paste or sweep transparently, any part of your drawing covered by the cutout shows through. If you paste or sweep opaquely, the entire cutout area covers whatever part of the drawing is underneath it.

If you want to paste or sweep transparently, the background color for the cutout and the currently selected background color must be the same. Otherwise, the object you paste or sweep won't be transparent.


hint

If you want to sweep a cutout opaquely across the screen, you might want to define a freeform cutout. If you create a cutout that closely encircles the object you want to sweep, the shape that you sweep is only the defined object. If you define a rectangular cutout, you get the object inside a box of background color.


Saving Cutouts

You can save a cutout as a Paintbrush file (.PCX) or as a bitmap file (.BMP).

To save a cutout to a file:

1	Use the Pick tool or Scissors tool to define the cutout.

2	Choose Copy To from the Edit menu.

3	If you want to save the file in the current directory, type the filename.

If you want to save the file in a different directory, double-click its name in the Directories box. Then type the filename.

4	Choose Options to specify the format in which to save the cutout.

5	Click the Info button to see the height, width, and number of colors and planes in the cutout. Then click OK.

6	Click OK.

Related Topics	Keyboard Procedure


Procedures

Browsing Through the Directories List Box

Retrieving Cutouts

Tools

Pick Tool

Scissors Tool


hint

If you are concerned about the amount of disk space needed to store a cutout, you can click the Info button in the Copy To dialog box to see the size of and number of colors in the cutout before you save it. The larger the size of the cutout and the more colors used, the more disk space it requires.


Retrieving Cutouts

You can use the Paste From to retrieve a cutout from disk and place it in the drawing area. The cutout appears in a flexible rectangle in the upper-left corner of the drawing area. (The Pick cutout tool at the top right of the Toolbox is automatically selected.) You need to move the cutout to the location where you want it to appear permanently in the drawing area .

To retrieve a cutout from a file:

1	Choose Paste From from the Edit menu.

2	If the file is in the current directory, select the name of the file in the Files box.

If the file is not in the current directory, double-click the directory you want in the Directories box. Then select the name of the file in the Files box.

3	Click the Info button to see the height, width, and number of colors and planes in the cutout. Then click OK.

4	Click OK.

5	Move the pointer inside the flexible box in the upper-left corner of the drawing area. Then press the mouse button.

6	Drag the cutout where you want it and release the mouse button.

7	Click outside the cutout to paste it down.

CAUTION: If you paste a previously saved color drawing into a black and white drawing, Paintbrush translates the colors into black and white.

Related Procedures	Keyboard Procedure


Procedures

Browsing Through the Directories List Box

Saving Cutouts


hint

To find files with a different extension, type that extension in the Filename box and then click OK.


hint

Instead of using the Files and Directories list boxes to open a file, you can type the complete pathname in the Filename box and click OK.


Flipping Cutouts

You can use the Flip Horizontally command from the Pick menu to flip a cutout from side to side. Flip Vertically flips a cutout from top to bottom.

To flip a cutout:

1	Use the Pick tool or Scissors tool to define the cutout.

2	Choose Flip Horizontal or Flip Vertical from the Pick menu.

3	Select any tool to paste down the cutout.

Related Tools	Keyboard Procedure


Tools

Pick Tool

Scissors Tool


Tilting Cutouts

To tilt a cutout:

1	Use the Pick tool or Scissors tool to define the cutout.

2	Choose Tilt from the Pick menu.

3	Choose Clear from the Pick menu if you want to cut the original cutout area after tilting the cutout.

4	Move the pointer where you want to anchor the upper-left corner of the flexible box that you use to determine the angle of tilt.

Since you are tilting a copy of your cutout, you can anchor this box anywhere in your drawing.

5	Press and hold down the left mouse button when the pointer is where you want to anchor a corner of a flexible box.

The angle of the cutout will be defined by your placement of the flexible box.

6	Drag the mouse left or right.

The bottom of the flexible box shifts with the mouse.

7	Select any tool to paste down the cutout.

Related Tools	Keyboard Procedure


Tools

Pick Tool

Scissors Tool


Shrinking and Enlarging Cutouts

To change the size of a cutout:

1	Use the Pick tool or Scissors tool to define the cutout.

2	Choose Shrink+Grow from the Pick menu.

3	Choose Clear from the Pick menu if you want to remove the original cutout area after shrinking or enlarging the cutout.

4	Move the pointer where you want to anchor the upper-left corner of the flexible box that you use to change the dimensions of your cutout. Then press and hold down the mouse button.

The size of the cutout will be defined by the flexible box.

5	Drag the Shrink+Grow box from the anchored corner until you are satisfied with its dimensions.

Or hold down the SHIFT key and drag the box to keep the same proportions as the original.

6	Release the mouse button.

The cutout shrinks or enlarges to fit the dimensions of the box.

7	Select any tool to paste down the cutout.

Related Tools	Keyboard Procedure


Tools

Pick Tool

Scissors Tool


Inverting Colors in Cutouts

With the Inverse command, you can invert the colors in a cutout. In a black and white drawing, black becomes white and white becomes black. In a color drawing, a color changes to its complementary color.

To invert the colors:

1	Use the Pick tool or Scissors tool to define the cutout.

2	Choose Inverse from the Pick menu.

3	Click either mouse button outside the cutout to paste the inverted colors on the drawing area.

Related Tools	Keyboard Procedure


Tools

Pick Tool

Scissors Tool


Choosing Fonts and Font Sizes

The Font menu lists all available fonts. The Size menu lists a range of font sizes for all the fonts. The availability of point sizes depends on the resolution available with your printer. If no printer is installed, the available point sizes are based on the screen resolution of your video display.

Fonts and font sizes you select affect text in the drawing area and text you type until you select a tool, use a scroll bar, switch to another application, resize the window, or reposition the text cursor.

To choose a font:

Select the font name from the Font menu.

To select a font size:

Select the font size from the Size menu.

Available font sizes appear in black. Unavailable font sizes are dimmed. Asterisks indicate precision-drawn font sizes provided by a font file. Font sizes without an asterisk are scaled by Windows to approximate the size.

Related Tool	Keyboard Procedure


Changing Text Styles

You can use various font styles to emphasize text, including bold, italics, underline, and outline. You can also create a shadow around text in the currently selected background color.

To change the text style:

Choose the style from the Style menu.

You can select more than one style for the same text. To cancel a style, choose the style again.

The styles you select affect text until you select a tool, use a scroll bar, switch to another application, resize the window, or reposition the text cursor.

To cancel all current style selections:

Choose Normal from the Style menu.

Related Tool	Keyboard Procedure


Entering Text

To use text in your drawing:

1	Select the foreground color you want to use for the text.

2	Select the Text tool from the Toolbox.

3	Choose the font and font size you want to use.

4	Choose a style for the font.

5	Move the pointer into the drawing area, click the mouse button, and start typing.

Related Tool	Keyboard Procedure


Creating Custom Colors

You can create custom colors and patterns by varying the amounts of red, green, and blue (RGB components) present in the colors provided by Paintbrush. You can change colors and patterns as you work on a drawing. Changing colors and patterns in mid-drawing does not affect your drawing in any way other than to provide you with more color options.

To create a custom color:

1	Select a color you want to modify. Then choose Edit Colors from the Options menu.

Or double-click the color in the Palette.

2	Move the scroll boxes to increase or decrease the amount of primary color used in a color.

Click  [image]  for an example.

3	Click OK when you are satisfied with the color.

Or click Cancel to return to the drawing with the pre-edited color.

Or click Reset to return to the color provided by Paintbrush at the beginning of a session.

Related Procedure	Keyboard Procedure


example

Imagine that each scroll bar controls the brightness of a red, green, and blue flashlight. Moving the scroll box to the right increases the amount of that RGB component present in the color, lightening it. Moving the scroll box to the left decreases the amount of that RGB component present, darkening the color.

If you shine the three flashlights at the same point on a piece of paper, the color where the beams of light meet is the composite color. This composite is what you see in the large rectangle to the right of the scroll bars.


Saving and Retrieving Custom Color Files

Use the Save Colors and Get Colors commands to save and retrieve color palettes to which you've added custom colors.

To save a custom color file:

1	Choose Save Colors from the Options menu.

2	If you want to save the file in the current directory, type the filename, including a filename extension if you want to specify one.

The .PAL extension is automatically assigned to the filename if you don't specify an extension. If you specify an extension, it overrides any automatic extension.

If you want to save the file in a different directory, double-click its name in the Directories box. Then type the filename.

3	Click OK.

To retrieve a custom color file:

1	Choose Get Colors from the Options menu.

2	If the file is in the current directory, double-click the name of the file in the Files box.

If the file is not in the current directory, double-click the directory you want in the Directories box. Then double-click the name of the file in the Files box.

Related Procedures	Keyboard Procedure


Procedures

Browsing Through the Directories List Box

Creating Custom Colors


hint

The current directory is shown below the Filename box. Double-clicking the two periods [..] at the top of the Directories box shows the directories located one level closer to a disk's root directory.


hint

Instead of using the Files and Directories list boxes to save a file, you can type the complete pathname in the Filename box and click OK.


hint

To find files with an extension other than .PAL, type that extension in the Filename box and then click OK.


hint

The current directory is shown below the Filename box. Double-clicking the two periods [..] at the top of the Directories box shows the files and directories located one level closer to a disk's root directory.

Instead of using the Files and Directories list boxes to open a file, you can type the complete pathname in the Filename box and click OK.


Using the Cursor Position Option

The Cursor Position command displays the current pointer position as an x-y coordinate. You can use these width and height coordinates to align text or lines in your drawings. It is particularly helpful when you create charts and tables.

To display the current pointer position as an x-y coordinate:

1	Choose Cursor Position from the View menu.

The Cursor Position window appears on the right side of the title bar above the drawing area. You can move it to any position outside the drawing area.

2	Move the pointer around the drawing area.

The coordinates inside the Cursor Position window change to indicate the position of the cursor. The coordinates register only while the cursor is inside the drawing area. If you move the cursor outside the drawing area, the last valid coordinates remain showing in the window until you move back inside the drawing area.

3	Choose Cursor Position again to remove the window.

Keyboard Procedure


Printing Drawings

If you have connected and installed a printer, you can print your drawing. Paintbrush automatically prints to the default printer.

To print the current drawing:

1	Choose Print from the File menu.

2	Select the options you want.

This option	Prints

Draft	An unenhanced copy of the drawing using the fastest printer speed.

A few printers support only one setting for printing, in which case you will not notice any difference between Draft and Proof.

Proof	A copy of the drawing that uses the printer's advanced features.

Whole	The entire drawing, including parts not showing in the drawing area.

Partial	Part of the drawing.

Number of Copies	A specific number of copies.

Use Printer Resolution	At printer resolution rather than screen resolution.

Since the dimensions of a pixel on a printer may be different from those for a pixel on a screen, Paintbrush must stretch a drawing to produce the same dimensions on the printed page as you see on the screen.

Scaling	To the scale you specify. Scaling by 100 percent implies no scaling.

3	Click OK.

Related Procedures	Keyboard Procedure


Procedures

Changing Printers and Printer Options

Installing New Printers


Printing Part of a Drawing

If you have connected and installed a printer, you can print part of your drawing. Paintbrush automatically prints to the default printer.

To print part of a drawing:

1	Choose Print from the File menu and select the Partial option.

2	Click OK.

Paintbrush adjusts the size of your drawing so that the entire image is displayed on the screen, and the cursor becomes a flexible rectangle.

3	Press the mouse button where you want to anchor one corner of the flexible rectangle.

4	Drag the rectangle until it contains the portion of the drawing you want to print.

5	Release the mouse button.

Paintbrush prints the selected portion of the drawing.

Related Procedures	Keyboard Procedure


Procedures

Installing New Printers

Printing Drawings


Changing Printers and Printer Options

If you have several printers connected to your computer and designated as active printers, you can print to one of these printers by selecting it as the default printer.

To change printers:

1	Choose Printer Setup from the File menu.

2	Select the printer that you want to print on.

3	Choose Setup to change printer options.

In the dialog box that appears, the available options depend on the printer you choose.

4	Select the options you want.

For more information on the options, click the Help button in the printer's Setup dialog box.

5	Click OK to close the printer's Setup dialog box.

6	Click OK.

Related Procedure	Keyboard Procedure


Printing Headers and Footers

When you print your documents, you can add explanatory text, the date, a page number, or the filename as a header or footer on the printed pages. You can also choose whether you want a header or footer to be left-justified, right-justified, or centered on the page.

To add a header or footer to the printed document:

1	Choose Page Setup from the File menu.

2	Type the text you want to use as a header or footer in the Header or Footer box along with any of the following codes:

Type	For

&d	The current date.

&p	Page numbers.

&f	The current filename.

&l	Header or footer text (typed following the code) justified at the left margin.

&r	Header or footer text (typed following the code) justified at the right margin.

&c	Header or footer text (typed following the code) centered between the margins.

&t	The current time.

You can include any or all of these codes in a single header or footer. Headers always appear just above the top margin and footers appear just below the margin.

3	Click OK.

Related Procedure	Keyboard Procedure


Setting Margins

Paintbrush prints your drawing using the margin settings specified in the Page Setup dialog box. If you want to position your drawing differently on the page, Paintbrush lets you adjust the margins.

To set the margins:

1	Choose Page Setup from the File menu.

2	Type the margin settings in the Margins box.

Paintbrush warns you if your margin settings are too small for the size of your drawing. If your margin settings are larger than the size of your drawing, Paintbrush positions the upper-left corner of the drawing according to the settings in the Top and Left margin boxes.

3	Click OK.

Related Procedure	Keyboard Procedure


Opening an Existing File
Opening Existing Files

To open an existing file:

1	Choose Open from the File menu.

2	If the file is in the current directory, select the name of the file in the Files box.

You can select one of the Open From options to find files with a specified extension. Or, type a different extension in the Filename box and click OK.

If the file is not in the current directory, double-click the directory you want in the Directories box. Then select the name of the file in the Files box.

3	Click the Info button to see the height, width, and number of colors and planes used in the drawing. Then click OK.

4	Click OK.

Related Procedures	Keyboard Procedure


Procedures

Browsing Through the Directories List Box

Using Microsoft Paint Files


hint

The current directory is shown below the Filename box. Double-clicking the two periods [..] at the top of the Directories box shows the files and directories located one level closer to a disk's root directory.


hint

Instead of using the Files and Directories list boxes to open a file, you can type the complete pathname in the Filename box and click OK.


Using Microsoft Paint Files

You can convert a Microsoft Paint file to a Paintbrush file; however, you cannot use Paintbrush to work with a Paint file and then resave it as a Paint file.

To convert a Microsoft Paint file to a Paintbrush file:

1	Choose Open from the File menu.

2	Choose MSP from the Open From area to find files with the Paint (.MSP) extension.

3	If the file is in the current directory, double-click the name of the file in the Files box.

If the file is not in the current directory, double-click the directory you want in the Directories box. Then double-click the name of the file in the Files box.

4	Click OK to confirm that the file should be converted to a Paintbrush file.

5	Edit the drawing if you want to.

6	Choose Save from the File menu when you finish.

Paintbrush automatically assigns the extension .BMP to the old filename and saves the drawing.

Related Procedures	Keyboard Procedure


Procedures

Browsing Through the Directories List Box

Opening Existing Files


hint

The current directory is shown below the Filename box. Double-clicking the two periods [..] at the top of the Directories box shows the files and directories located one level closer to a disk's root directory.

Instead of using the Files and Directories list boxes to open a file, you can type the complete pathname in the Filename box and click OK.


Saving Existing Files

To save changes to an existing drawing:

Choose Save from the File menu.

Related Procedure	Keyboard Procedure


Saving New or Renaming Existing Files

Use the Save As command to name and save a new file or to save an existing file under a new name. Click  [image]  for an example of renaming a file.

You can save your Paintbrush drawings as Paintbrush files or as bitmap files in four formats. Unless you change the format in the Save As dialog box, Windows automatically saves a new drawing as a Windows bitmap file. It saves a drawing that you open and edit in the same format that it was opened in.

To save a new drawing or the current drawing under a different name:

1	Choose Save As from the File menu.

2	If you want to save the file in the current directory, type the filename.

If you want to save the file in a different directory, double-click its name in the Directories box. Then type the filename.

3	Choose Options to specify the format in which to save the file.

You should save images in one of the Windows bitmap formats whenever possible, in order to maintain the highest possible level of compatibility across machines and future versions of Windows.

To avoid using up more memory and disk space than is required, you should always use the bitmap format that most closely matches the number of colors used in the picture.

4	Click the Info button to see the height, width, and number of colors and planes in the file. Then click OK.

5	Click OK.

Related Procedures	Keyboard Procedure


Procedures

Browsing Through the Directories List Box

Saving Existing Files


hint

The current directory is shown below the Filename box. Double-clicking the two periods [..] at the top of the Directories box shows the directories located one level closer to a disk's root directory.


hint

Instead of using the Files and Directories list boxes to save a file, you can type the complete pathname in the Filename box and click OK.


hint

If you want to make changes to an existing file without modifying the original, use Save As to save another copy of the original file by giving it another name.


Paintbrush Keys
Topics


Paintbrush Keys
Topics

Editing Keys

Mouse Equivalent Keys

Movement Keys


Editing Keys

Use the following keys for editing a drawing:

Press	To delete

BACKSPACE	All or a portion of what you have drawn since selecting a tool. The key changes the pointer, which you can then drag to erase your drawing.

ALT+BACKSPACE	Everything you have drawn since selecting a tool.

Use the following keys for editing text in Paintbrush:

Press	To delete

BACKSPACE	The character to the left of the insertion point in the drawing area or a text box.

Or selected text.

DEL	The character to the right of the insertion point in a text box.

Or selected text.


Mouse Equivalent Keys

Press	Mouse Action

INS	Clicking the left mouse button.

DEL	Clicking the right mouse button.

F9+INS	Double-clicking the left mouse button.

F9+DEL	Double-clicking the right mouse button.


Movement Keys

Use the following keys for moving among and inside Paintbrush windows:

Press	To move

TAB	The pointer among the Toolbox, Linesize box, Palette, and Drawing Area in a counter-clockwise direction.

SHIFT+TAB	The pointer among the Toolbox, Linesize box, Palette, and Drawing Area in a clockwise direction.

ARROW KEYS	The pointer inside a window.

SHIFT+HOME	To the left edge of the drawing.

SHIFT+END	To the right edge of the drawing.

PAGE UP	Up one screen.

PAGE DOWN	Down one screen.

SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	To the left one space.

SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW	To the right one space.

SHIFT+UP ARROW	Up one line.

SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	Down one line.


1


Keyboard: Selecting a Drawing Width

To select a drawing width:

1	Press TAB until the pointer reaches the Linesize box.

2	Use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to move the pointer to a width.

3	Press INS.

Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Selecting and Using a Drawing Tool

To select and use a drawing tool:

1	Press TAB until the pointer reaches the Toolbox.

2	Use the arrows keys to move the pointer to the Airbrush, Brush, or Paint Roller tool.

3	Press INS.

4	Press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area.

5	Use the arrow keys to move the pointer where you want to start drawing.

6	Press and hold down INS.

7	Use the arrow keys to draw with the tool.

Or skip this step if you're using the Paint Roller tool.

8	Release INS.

Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Editing Graphics

To delete everything you have drawn since selecting a tool:

1	Press ALT and then E.

2	Press U.

To delete a portion of what you have drawn since selecting a tool:

1	Press BACKSPACE.

2	Use the arrow keys to move the pointer where you want to start deleting.

3	Press and hold down INS.

4	Use the arrow keys to delete parts of the drawing.

5	Release INS.

Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Showing the Entire Screen

To display your drawing on the entire screen:

Press CTRL+C.

Or press TAB until the pointer reaches the Toolbox, use the arrow keys to move the pointer to the Pick tool, and press F9+INS.

Related Procedure	Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Displaying All of a Drawing

To display all of a drawing that is larger than the drawing area:

Press CTRL+O.

Related Procedure	Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Enlarging the Drawing Area

To enlarge the drawing area:

1	Press ALT and then V.

2	Press T to remove the Toolbox and Linesize Box.

Or press P to remove the Palette.

Related Procedures	Mouse Procedure


Procedures

Displaying All of a Drawing

Showing the Entire Screen


Keyboard: Editing with Zoom In

To magnify a portion of a drawing and change a pixel at a time:

1	Press CTRL+Z.

2	Use the arrow keys to move the pointer over the area you want to magnify.

3	Press INS.

4	Use the arrow keys to move the pointer to a pixel you want to edit.

5	Press INS to change a pixel to the foreground color.

Or press DEL to change a pixel to a background color.

Or use the Paint Roller tool to change an area within the magnified area.

6	Press CTRL+O when you finish.

Or press ALT+BACKSPACE to return to the normal resolution and cancel any changes made to your drawing.

Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Copying, Cutting, and Pasting a Cutout
Keyboard: Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Cutouts

To copy and paste or cut and paste a cutout:

1	Use the Pick tool or Scissors tool to define the cutout.

2	Press CTRL+INS to copy the cutout.

Or press SHIFT+DEL to cut the cutout.

3	Open the file into which you want to paste the cutout.

4	Press SHIFT+INS.

5	Use the arrow keys to move the pointer inside the cutout.

6	Press and hold down INS to paste the cutout transparently.

Or press and hold down DEL to paste the cutout opaquely.

7	Use the arrow keys to move the cutout where you want it.

8	Release INS.

9	Select any tool in order to paste down the cutout.

Related Topics	Mouse Procedure


Information

Transparent and Opaque Pasting and Sweeping

Tools

Pick Tool

Scissors Tool


Keyboard: Moving Cutouts

To move a cutout:

1	Use the Pick tool or Scissors tool to define the cutout.

2	Use the arrow keys to move the pointer inside the cutout.

3	Press and hold down INS to paste the cutout transparently.

Or press and hold down DEL to paste the cutout opaquely.

4	Use the arrow keys to move the cutout where you want it.

5	Release INS.

6	Select any tool in order to paste down the cutout.

Related Topics	Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Choosing Fonts and Font Sizes

To choose a font and font size:

1	Press ALT and then N.

2	Use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to select the font and press ENTER.

3	Press ALT+Z and use the arrow keys to select a font size.

4	Press ENTER.

Related Tool	Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Changing Text Styles

To change the text style:

1	Press ALT and then S. Then press the underlined letter representing the style you want on the menu or press N to cancel current style selections.

Or press CTRL+B (Bold), CTRL+I (Italic), or CTRL+U (Underline).

2	Repeat step 1 for each additional style you want.

Related Tool	Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Entering Text

To use text in your drawing:

1	Select the foreground color you want to use for the text.

2	Select the Text tool from the Toolbox.

3	Choose the font and point size you want to use.

4	Choose a style for the font.

5	Press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area, press INS, and start typing.

Related Tool	Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Creating Custom Colors

To create a custom color:

1	Select a color you want to change to a custom color.

2	Press ALT and then O. Then press E.

Or press TAB until the pointer reaches the Color Palette, use the arrow keys to move the pointer to a color, and press F9+INS.

3	Press TAB until you select the text box (Red, Green, or Blue) you want to use to increase or decrease the amount of a primary color.

4	Type a number from 0 to 255.

5	Repeat steps 3 and 4 to change the amount of another primary color.

6	Press ENTER.

Or press ESC to return to the pre-edited color.

Or press ALT+E to return to the color originally provided by Paintbrush.

Related Procedure	Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Saving and Retrieving Custom Color Files

To save a custom color file:

1	Press ALT and then O.

2	Then press S.

3	If you want to save the file in the current directory, type the filename, including a filename extension if you want to specify one.

If you want to save the file in a different directory, press ALT+D and use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select a directory, and press ENTER. Then press ALT+N and type the filename.

4	Press ENTER.

To retrieve a custom color file:

1	Press ALT and then O.

2	Press G.

3	If the file is in the current directory, press ALT+F and use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select the file.

If the file is not in the current directory,press ALT+D, use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select a drive or directory, and press ENTER. Then press ALT+F and use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select the file.

4	Press ENTER.

Related Procedures	Mouse Procedure


Procedures

Browsing Through the Directories List Box

Creating Custom Colors


Keyboard: Using the Cursor Position Option

To display the current cursor position as an x-y coordinate:

1	Press ALT and then V.

2	Press C.

3	Use the arrow keys move the cursor around the drawing area.

4	Choose Cursor Position again to remove the window.

Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Printing Drawings

To print the current drawing:

1	Press ALT and then F.

2	Press P.

3	Type the number of copies you want.

4	Press TAB and type the percentage of scaling you want.

5	Press TAB and press SPACEBAR to use the printer resolution rather than the screen resolution.

6	Press TAB and use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to specify draft or proof quality of printing.

7	Press TAB and use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to specify whether you want to print a whole drawing or part of a drawing.

8	Press ENTER.

9	Complete the procedure for printing part of a drawing if you chose Partial.

Related Procedure	Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Printing Part of a Drawing

To print part of a drawing:

1	Choose the Partial option in the Print dialog box.

2	Use the arrow keys to move the pointer where you want to anchor one corner of the flexible box.

3	Press and hold down INS.

4	Press the LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW to expand the box horizontally.

5	Press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to expand the box vertically.

6	Release INS when the box contains the portion of the drawing you want to print.

Related Procedure	Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Changing Printers and Printer Options

To change printers:

1	Press ALT and then F.

2	Press R.

3	Use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to select the printer that you want.

4	Press ALT+S to change printer options.

5	Select the options you want and press ENTER.

6	Press ENTER.

Mouse Procedure


Printing Headers and Footers
Keyboard: Printing Headers and Footers

To add a header or footer to the printed document:

1	Press ALT and then F.

2	Press T.

3	Type the header text and/or codes. Then press TAB and type the footer text and/or codes.

Type	For

&d	The current date.

&p	Page numbers.

&f	The current filename.

&l	Header or footer text (typed following the code) justified at the left margin.

&r	Header or footer text (typed following the code) justified at the right margin.

&c	Header or footer text (typed following the code) centered between the margins.

&t	The current time.

3	Press ENTER.

Related Procedure	Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Setting Margins

To set the margins:

1	Press ALT and then F.

2	Press T.

3	Press TAB until you reach a margin you want to change.

4	Type the new margin.

5	Repeat steps 3 and 4 to change other margins.

6	Press ENTER.

Related Procedure	Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Opening an Existing File
Keyboard: Opening Existing Files

To open an existing file:

1	Press ALT and then F.

2	Press O.

3	If the file is in the current directory, press ALT+F and use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select the file.

Press ALT+B (BMP), ALT+M (MSP), or ALT+P (PCX) to find files with a specified extension. Or, press ALT+N and type a different extension in the Filename box. Then press ENTER.

If the file is not in the current directory,press ALT+D, use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select a drive or directory, and press ENTER. Then press ALT+F and use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select the file.

4	Press ALT+I to see the height, width, and number of colors and planes used in the drawing. Then press ENTER.

5	Press ENTER.

Related Procedures	Mouse Procedure


Procedures

Browsing Through the Directories List Box

Using Microsoft Paint Files


hint

The current directory is shown below the Filename box. Choosing the two periods [..] at the top of the Directories box shows the files and directories located one level closer to a disk's root directory.


hint

Instead of using the Files and Directories list boxes to open a file, you can type the complete pathname in the Filename box and press ENTER.


Keyboard: Using Microsoft Paint Files

To convert a Microsoft Paint file to a Paintbrush file:

1	Press ALT and then F.

2	Press O.

3	Press ALT+M to find files with the Paint (.MSP) extension.

4	If the file is in the current directory, press ALT+F and use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select the file.

If the file is not in the current directory,press ALT+D, use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select a drive or directory, and press ENTER. Then press ALT+F and use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select the file.

5	Press ENTER to confirm that the file should be converted to a Paintbrush file.

6	Edit the drawing if you want to.

7	Press CTRL+S when you finish.

Related Procedures	Mouse Procedure


Procedures

Browsing Through the Directories List Box

Opening Existing Files


hint

The current directory is shown below the Filename box. Choosing the two periods [..] at the top of the Directories box shows the files and directories located one level closer to a disk's root directory.

Instead of using the Files and Directories list boxes to open a file, you can type the complete pathname in the Filename box and press ENTER.


Keyboard: Saving Existing Files

To save changes to an existing drawing:

{bmc doit.bmp)	Press CTRL+S.

Related Procedure	Mouse Procedure


Keyboard: Saving New or Renaming Existing Files

To save a new drawing or the current drawing under an additional name:

1	Press ALT and then F.

2	Press A.

3	If you want to save the file in the current directory, type the filename.

If you want to save the file in a different directory, press ALT+D and use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select a directory, and press ENTER. Then press ALT+N and type the filename.

4	Press ALT+O and and use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select the format in which you want to save the file.

5	Press ALT+I to see the height, width, and number of colors and planes used in an existing drawing. Then press ENTER.

6	Press ENTER.

Related Procedures	Mouse Procedure


Procedures

Browsing Through the Directories List Box

Saving Existing Files


hint

The current directory is shown below the Filename box. Choosing the two periods [..] at the top of the Directories box shows the directories located one level closer to a disk's root directory.


hint

Instead of using the Files and Directories list boxes to save a file, you can type the complete pathname in the Filename box and press ENTER.


Paintbrush Tools


Scissors Tool

Defines a non-rectangular cutout.

To use the Scissors tool, select the tool and move the pointer into the drawing area. Then drag the pointer to draw a line around the part of the picture that you want to be a cutout. Release the mouse button when you have enclosed the area.

Use the Scissors tool instead of the Pick tool when you want the cutout to follow an object's contours.

If you make a mistake while defining a cutout, click the right mouse button to start over.

Related Tool	Keyboard Version


Pick Tool

Defines a rectangular cutout.

To use the Pick tool, select the tool, move the pointer into the drawing area, and drag the pointer. A flexible rectangle stretches from the anchor point to the pointer position. When the rectangle outlines the area you want to define as a cutout, release the mouse button.

Use the Pick tool instead of the Scissors tool when the cutout's size and shape don't need to be precise.

If you make a mistake while defining a cutout, click the right mouse button to start over.

Related Tool	Keyboard Version


Airbrush

Sprays paint in the drawing area with foreground-colored dots.

To use the Airbrush, select the tool, move the pointer into the drawing area, and drag the pointer. Release the mouse button to stop spraying.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the diameter of the spray.

Related Procedures	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width


Text Tool

Inserts text in the drawing area.

To use the Text tool, select the tool, move the pointer into the drawing area, click the mouse, and start typing.

Paintbrush stops your text entry at the right edge of the drawing area. Press ENTER to start a new line of text. Or move the pointer and click to reposition the insertion point. Use the scroll bars to move to and enter text in parts of a drawing that are outside the drawing area.

Until you paste down the text, you can select a new foreground color, font, point size, or text style for text in the drawing area. You can also use the BACKSPACE key to make changes in text.

NOTE: Text can be drawn only in solid colors--colors in which all pixels are the same color, not a combination of colors. If a non-solid color or a pattern is selected for drawing, text will be drawn in the solid color that is closest to the chosen color or pattern.

Related Procedures	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Choosing Fonts and Font Sizes

Changing Text Styles

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors


example

If you are using a monochrome monitor and select a light gray as your foreground color, the text characters are drawn in white. If you then change the foreground color to a pattern that is mostly black, the characters are redrawn in black.


Color Eraser

Changes portions of the foreground color to the background color or changes every occurrence of one color to another color.

To erase, select the tool and then select a foreground and background color. (The foreground color will change to the background color.) Then move the pointer into the drawing area and drag the pointer. To erase a horizontal or vertical line, hold down SHIFT as you drag the pointer. The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the eraser size.

To change every occurrence of one color to another color, select a foreground and background color. (The foreground color will change to the background color.) Then double-click the Color Eraser tool.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Tool

Eraser


Eraser

Changes the drawing to the background color.

To erase, select the tool, move the pointer into the drawing area, and drag the pointer. The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the eraser size.

To erase a horizontal or vertical line, hold down SHIFT as you drag the pointer.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Tool

Color Eraser


Paint Roller

Fills a closed area with the foreground color.

To use the Paint Roller, select the tool, move the pointer into the area you want to fill, and click.

If there are any breaks in the shape's border, the color will leak through and fill the entire drawing area, stopping at the borders of the drawing area. Choose Undo if this happens. Use the Zoom In command to close any breaks in the border.

If you fill an object with a pattern rather than a solid color, you won't be able to refill the object. However, you can use the Color Eraser to change the pattern to a solid color or a different pattern.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Editing with Zoom In

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Tools

Brush

Color Eraser


Brush

Paints brush strokes in the drawing area.

To paint, select the foreground color, select the tool, and move the pointer into the drawing area. Then drag the pointer.

To change the Brush's shape, choose Brush Shapes from the Options menu or double-click the Brush tool. Then select one of the Brush shapes and choose OK.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the size of the Brush.

To paint a horizontal or vertical line, hold down SHIFT as you drag the pointer.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Tool

Paint Roller


Curve

Draws a curved line.

To draw a curve, select the foreground color, select the tool, and move the pointer into the drawing area. Drag the pointer from where you want to anchor one end of the curve. When the line is the length you want, release the mouse button. Drag the pointer again to stretch the curve in a different direction. When you are satisfied with the angle of the curve, release the mouse button.

To curve the line in only one direction, click the second end point. To curve the line in two directions, drag the pointer away from the first curve to bend the line in the opposite direction. When you are satisfied with the curve, release the mouse button.

Until you click the second end point or release the left mouse button to create a line curving in two directions, you can click the right button to undo the curve and start over.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the line thickness.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Tool

Line


Line

Draws a line.

To draw a line, select the foreground color, select the tool, and move the pointer into the drawing area. Then drag the pointer. A flexible line stretches from the anchored end to the pointer position. When you are satisfied with the line, release the mouse button to paste down the line.

If you are not satisfied with the line, click the right mouse button while holding down the left button to undo the line.

To draw a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line, hold down SHIFT as you drag the pointer.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the line thickness.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Tool

Curve


Box

Draws a box with straight corners.

To draw a box, select the foreground color, select the tool, and move the pointer into the drawing area. Then drag the pointer. A flexible rectangle stretches from the anchor point to the pointer position. When you are satisfied with the rectangle size, release the mouse button. Until you release the left mouse button, you can click the right button to start over.

To draw a square, hold down SHIFT as you drag the pointer.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the thickness of the box's border.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Tool

Filled Box

Filled Rounded Box


Rounded Box

Draws a box with rounded corners.

To draw a box, select the foreground color, select the tool, and move the pointer into the drawing area. Then drag the pointer. A flexible rectangle stretches from the anchor point to the pointer position. When you are satisfied with the rectangle size, release the mouse button. Until you release the left mouse button, you can click the right button to start over.

To draw a square, hold down SHIFT as you drag the pointer.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the thickness of the box's border.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Tool

Filled Box

Filled Rounded Box


Filled Box

Draws filled boxes.

To draw a filled box, select background and foreground colors, select the tool, and move the pointer into the drawing area. Then drag the pointer. A flexible rectangle stretches from the anchor point to the pointer position. When you are satisfied with the rectangle size, release the mouse button. Until you release the left mouse button, you can click the right button to start over.

If you want a border, select a background color that's different from the foreground color. The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the border's thickness.

To draw a square, hold down SHIFT as you drag the pointer.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Tool

Box

Rounded Box


Filled Rounded Box

Draws filled rounded boxes.

To draw a filled box, select background and foreground colors, select the tool, and move the pointer into the drawing area. Then drag the pointer. A flexible rectangle stretches from the anchor point to the pointer position. When you are satisfied with the rectangle size, release the mouse button. Until you release the left mouse button, you can click the right button to start over.

If you want a border, select a background color that's different from the foreground color. The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the border's thickness.

To draw a square, hold down SHIFT as you drag the pointer.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Tool

Box

Rounded Box


Circle/Ellipse

Draws a circle or ellipse.

To draw an ellipse, select the foreground color, select the tool, and move the pointer into the drawing area. Then drag the pointer. A flexible ellipse stretches from the anchor point to the pointer position. When you are satisfied with the ellipse, release the mouse button. Until you release the left mouse button, you can click the right button to start over.

To draw a circle, hold down SHIFT as you drag the pointer.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the thickness of the circle's or ellipse's border.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Tool

Filled Circle/Ellipse


Filled Circle/Ellipse

Draws a filled circle or filled ellipse.

To draw a filled ellipse, select background and foreground colors, select the tool, and move the pointer into the drawing area. Then drag the pointer. A flexible ellipse stretches from the anchor point to the pointer position. When you are satisfied with the ellipse, release the mouse button. Until you release the left mouse button, you can click the right button to start over.

If you want a border, select a background color that's different from the foreground color. The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the border's thickness.

To draw a filled circle, hold down SHIFT as you drag the pointer.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Tool

Circle/Ellipse


Polygon

Draws polygons by connecting straight lines.

To draw polygons, select the foreground color, select the tool, and move the pointer into the drawing area. Then drag the pointer. Release the mouse button when you reach the point where you want the first side of the polygon to end. Continue adding sides until you want to complete the polygon. Double-click to add the last line. To start the polygon over, click the right mouse button before double-clicking.

To draw horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines for the polygon, hold down SHIFT as you drag the pointer.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the border's thickness.

To draw lines without dragging the pointer, move the pointer where you want a line to end and click.

Related Tool	Keyboard Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Tool

Filled Polygon


Filled Polygon

Draws filled polygons by connecting straight lines.

To draw filled polygons, select background and foreground colors, select the tool, and move the pointer into the drawing area. Then drag the mouse. Release the mouse button where you want the first side of the polygon to end. Continue adding sides until you complete the polygon. Double-click to add the last line. To start the polygon over, click the right mouse button before double-clicking.

If you want a border, select a background color that's different than the foreground color. The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the border's thickness.

To draw horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines for the polygon, hold down SHIFT as you drag the pointer.

To draw lines without dragging the pointer, move the pointer where you want a line to end and click.

Related Topics	Keyboard Version


Keyboard: Pick Tool

Defines a rectangular cutout.

To use the Pick tool, select the tool and press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area. Use the arrow keys to move the pointer where you want to anchor one corner of the flexible rectangle. Then press and hold down INS, and press the arrow keys until the rectangle outlines the area that you want to define. Release INS.

Use the Pick tool instead of the Scissors tool when the cutout's size and shape don't need to be precise.

If you make a mistake while defining a cutout, start over by releasing INS, pressing an arrow key, and pressing INS again.

Related Topics	Mouse Version


Procedure

Selecting a Tool

Tool

Scissors Tool


Keyboard: Airbrush

Sprays paint in the drawing area with foreground-colored dots.

To use the Airbrush, select the tool and press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area. Then use the arrow keys to move the pointer into the drawing area, press and hold down INS, and use the arrow keys to spray in the drawing area. Release INS to stop spraying.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the diameter of the spray.

Related Procedures	Mouse Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Selecting a Tool


Keyboard: Text Tool

Inserts text in the drawing area.

To use the Text tool, select the tool and press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area. Then press INS and start typing.

Paintbrush stops your text entry at the right edge of the drawing area. Press ENTER to start a new line of text. Or reposition the insertion point by pressing the arrow keys to move the pointer and pressing INS. Use Paintbrush's movement keys (see Related Topics) to move to and enter text in other parts of a drawing that is larger than the drawing area.

Until you paste down the text, you can select a new foreground color, font, point size, or text style for text in the drawing area. You can also use BACKSPACE to make changes in text.

NOTE: Text can be drawn only in solid colors--colors in which all pixels are the same color, not a combination of colors. If a non-solid color or a pattern is selected for drawing, text will be drawn in the solid color that is closest to the chosen color or pattern.

Related Procedures	Mouse Version


Procedures

Choosing Fonts and Font Sizes

Changing Text Styles

Selecting a Tool


Keyboard: Color Eraser

Changes portions of the foreground color to the background color or changes every occurrence of one color to another color.

To erase, select the tool and then select a foreground and background color. (The foreground color will change to the background color.) Then press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area and use the arrow keys to move the pointer where you want to start erasing. Press and hold down INS, and use the arrow keys to erase.

To erase a horizontal or vertical line, press and hold down SHIFT after you press and hold down INS. The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the eraser size.

To change every occurrence of one color to another color, select a foreground and background color. (The foreground color will change to the background color.) Then press TAB until the pointer reaches the Toolbox, use the arrow keys to move the pointer to the Color Eraser, and press F9+INS.

Related Topics	Mouse Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Tool

Tool

Eraser


Keyboard: Eraser

Changes the drawing area to the background color.

To erase, select the tool and press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area. Then use the arrow keys to move the pointer where you want to start erasing, press and hold down INS, and use the arrow keys to erase. The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the eraser size.

To erase a horizontal or vertical line, press and hold down SHIFT after you press and hold down INS.

Related Topics	Mouse Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Selecting a Tool

Tool

Color Eraser


Keyboard: Paint Roller

Fills a closed area with the foreground color.

To use the Paint Roller, select the tool and press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area. Then use the arrow keys to move the pointer into the area you want to fill and press INS.

If there are any breaks in the shape's border, the color will leak through and fill the entire drawing area, stopping at the borders of the drawing area. Press ALT+BACKSPACE if this happens. Use the Zoom In command to close any breaks in the border.

If you fill an object with a pattern rather than a solid color, you won't be able to refill the object. However, you can use the Color Eraser to change the pattern to a solid color or a different pattern.

Related Topics	Mouse Version


Procedures

Editing with Zoom In

Selecting a Tool

Tools

Brush

Color Eraser


Keyboard: Brush

Paints brush strokes in the drawing area.

To paint, select the tool and press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area. Then use the arrow keys to move the pointer into the drawing area, press and hold down INS, and use the arrow keys to paint.

To change the Brush's shape, press ALT and then O. Then press B, use the LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW key to select a brush shape, and press ENTER.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the size of the Brush.

To paint a horizontal or vertical line, press and hold down SHIFT after you press and hold down INS.

Related Procedures	Mouse Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Selecting a Tool

Tool

Paint Roller


Keyboard: Curve

Draws a curved line.

To draw a curve, select the foreground color, select the tool, and press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area. Then use the arrow keys to move the pointer where you want to anchor one end of the curve, press and hold down INS, and use the arrow keys to draw the line. When the line is the length you want, release INS. Press INS and use the arrow keys to stretch the curve in the direction you want. When you are satisfied with the angle of the curve, release INS.

To curve the line in only one direction, press INS. To curve the line in two directions, press and hold down INS, and press the arrow keys. When you are satisfied with the curve, release INS.

Until you the curve is pasted down, you can press F9+DEL to start over.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the line thickness.

Related Topics	Mouse Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Selecting a Tool

Tool

Line


Keyboard: Line

Draws a line.

To draw a line, select the foreground color, select the tool, press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area, and use the arrow keys to move the pointer where you want to start the line. Then press and hold down INS to anchor one end of the line and press the arrows keys. A flexible line stretches from the anchored end to the insertion point. When you are satisfied with the line, release INS to paste down the line.

If you are not satisfied with the line, press DEL while holding down INS to undo the line.

To draw a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line, press and hold down SHIFT after you press and hold INS.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the line thickness.

Related Topics	Mouse Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Selecting a Tool

Tool

Curve


Keyboard: Box

Draws a box with straight corners.

To draw a box, select the foreground color, select the tool, press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area, and use the arrow keys to move the pointer where you want to start the box. Then press and hold down INS and press the arrow keys. The LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys expand or contract the box horizontally, and the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys expand or contract the box vertically. When you are satisfied with the box size, release INS. Until you release INS, you can press DEL to start over.

To draw a square, press and hold down SHIFT after you press and hold down INS. When you are satisfied with the square, release INS before releasing SHIFT.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the thickness of the box's border.

Related Topics	Mouse Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Selecting a Tool

Tool

Filled Box

Filled Rounded Box


Keyboard: Rounded Box

Draws a box with rounded corners.

To draw a box, select the foreground color, select the tool, press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area, and use the arrow keys to move the pointer where you want to start the box. Then press and hold down INS and press the arrow keys. The LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys expand or contract the box horizontally, and the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys expand or contract the box vertically. When you are satisfied with the box size, release INS. Until you release INS, you can press DEL to start over.

To draw a square, press and hold down SHIFT after you press and hold down INS. When you are satisfied with the square, release INS before releasing SHIFT.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the thickness of the box's border.

Related Topics	Mouse Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Selecting a Tool

Tool

Filled Box

Filled Rounded Box


Keyboard: Filled Box

Draws filled boxes.

To draw a filled box, select background and foreground colors, select the tool, and press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area. Then use the arrow keys to move pointer where you want to start the box, press and hold down INS, and press the arrow keys. The LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys expand or contract the box horizontally, and the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys expand or contract the box vertically. When you are satisfied with the box size, release INS. Until you release INS, you can press DEL to start over.

If you want a border, select a background color different from the foreground color. The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the border's thickness.

To draw a square, press and hold down SHIFT after you press and hold down INS. When you are satisfied with the square, release INS before releasing SHIFT.

Related Topics	Mouse Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Selecting a Tool

Tool

Box

Rounded Box


Keyboard: Filled Rounded Box

Draws filled rounded boxes.

To draw a filled box, select background and foreground colors, select the tool, and press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area. Then use the arrow keys to move pointer where you want to start the box, press and hold down INS, and press the arrow keys. The LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys expand or contract the box horizontally, and the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys expand or contract the box vertically. When you are satisfied with the box size, release INS. Until you release INS, you can press DEL to start over.

If you want a border, select a background color different from the foreground color. The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the border's thickness.

To draw a square, press and hold down SHIFT after you press and hold down INS. When you are satisfied with the square, release INS before releasing SHIFT.

Related Topics	Mouse Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Selecting a Tool

Tool

Box

Rounded Box


Keyboard: Circle/Ellipse

Draws an ellipse.

To draw an ellipse, select the foreground color, select the tool, press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area, and use the arrow keys to move the pointer where you want to start the ellipse. Then press and hold down INS, and press the arrow keys. The LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys expand or contract the ellipse horizontally, and the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys expand or contract the ellipse vertically. When you are satisfied with the ellipse, release INS. Until you release INS, you can press DEL to start over.

To draw a circle, press and hold down SHIFT after you press and hold down INS. When you are satisfied with the circle, release INS before releasing SHIFT.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the thickness of the circle's or ellipse's border.

Related Topics	Mouse Version


Procedures

Selecting Background and Foreground Colors

Selecting a Drawing Width

Selecting a Tool

Tool

Filled Circle/Ellipse


Keyboard: Filled Circle/Ellipse

Draws a filled circle or filled ellipse.

To draw a filled ellipse, select background and foreground colors, select the tool, press TAB until the pointer reaches the drawing area, and use the arrow keys to move the pointer where you want to start the ellipse. Then press and hold down INS, and press the arrow keys. The LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys expand or contract the ellipse horizontally, and the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys expand or contract the ellipse vertically. When you are satisfied with the ellipse, release INS. Until you release INS, you can press DEL to start over.

If you want a border, select a background color different from the foreground color. The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the border's thickness.

To draw a circle, press and hold down SHIFT after you press and hold down INS. When you are satisfied with the circle, release INS before releasing SHIFT.

Related Topics	Mouse Version


Procedures

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Paintbrush

A graphics application with a variety of tools for creating simple or elaborate drawings.


application Control-menu


title bar

Contains the title of the application running in the window, in this case Paintbrush.

Drag the title bar to move an application window on the screen.


Minimize button

Click the Minimize button to shrink the Paintbrush window to an icon.


Maximize button

Click the Maximize button to enlarge the Paintbrush window to its maximum size.


File menu


Edit menu


View menu


Font menu


Style menu


Size menu


Pick menu


Options menu


Help menu


menu bar

Contains the names of all the Paintbrush menus.

Click a menu name to display the menu commands.


Scissors tool

Draws a cutout. A cutout is a selected portion of a drawing. You select a portion of a drawing so that you can carry out an action that affects the cutout. For example, you can copy and paste cutouts, move cutouts, and change the size and shape of cutouts.

Use the Scissors tool instead of the Pick tool when you want the cutout to follow an object's contours.

Select the tool and drag the pointer until the cutout is enclosed.


Pick tool

Defines a rectangular cutout. A cutout is a selected portion of a drawing. You select a portion of a drawing so that you can carry out an action that affects the cutout. For example, you can copy and paste cutouts, move cutouts, and change the size and shape of cutouts.

Use the Pick tool instead of the Scissors tool when the cutout's size and shape don't need to be precise.

Select the tool and drag the pointer until the cutout is the size you want it.


Airbrush

Sprays dots in the drawing area.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the diameter of the spray. You select the color of the spray by choosing a foreground color.

Select the tool and drag the pointer through the drawing area.


Text tool

Inserts text in the drawing area.

With menu commands, you can choose a font and font size. You can also choose font styles such as bold, underline, and italics. You select the color of the text by choosing a foreground color.

Select the tool, move the pointer into the drawing area, and click where you want to start typing.


Color Eraser

Changes the foreground color to the background color.

Use the Color Eraser if you want to change only one color of many in a drawing. The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the eraser size.

Select the color you want to erase as the foreground color, select the tool, and drag the pointer through the drawing area.


application window

The main window for an application, in this case the Paintbrush window. It contains the Paintbrush tools, pallette, and drawing area where you create paintbrush drawings.


window border

The outside edge of a window.

Drag the window border to change the size of the window.


Glossary to Windows HyperGuide


A

386 enhanced mode

active

active printer

animation

application

application icon

application window

arrow keys

associate

AUTOEXEC.BAT


B

<< button

>> button

Back button

base-level synthesizer

batch file

baud rate

bitmap

branch

browse

byte


C

cascading menu	complementary color

CD-ROM	compound device

channel	CONFIG.SYS

check box	Contents button

choose	Control menu

Clipboard	Control-menu box

close	conventional memory

collapse	cutout

command

command button

command line


D

data bits	Directory Tree window

default button	directory window

default printer	disk-drive icon

desktop	display box

desktop pattern	document

destination directory	document file

device contention	document window

device driver	DOS

dialog box	drag

directory path	drop-down list box

Directory Tree


E

error-checking

expand

expanded memory

extended memory

extended synthesizer

extension


F

file

file information line

flow control

font

font size

format

full-screen application


G

General MIDI Mode standard

group

group icon

group window


H

History button

hotspot

hue

HyperGuide button bar


I

icon

insertion point

International MIDI Association


J

No defined terms.


K

keymaps

keyword

kilobyte


L

list box

local printer

local queue

luminosity


M

maximize	MIDI Mapper

Maximize button	MIDI sequencer

Media Control Interface	MIDI Manufacturer's Association (MMA)

memory	minimize

menu	Minimize button

menu bar	movie file

menu command	MSCDEX

menu name	multimedia extensions

menu title	Multimedia PC

MIDI	multitasking

MIDI file


N

network printer

network queue

network server

non-Windows application


O

open

option button


P

parity	print option

palette	printer-driver file

patch	printer font

patchmaps	printer queue information line

pathname	program file

picture elements	program information file (PIF)

pixels	program item

playlist	program item icon

pointer

port


Q

No defined terms.


R

RGB components

read-only

real mode

Restore button

root directory


S

sample	serial port

saturation	shortcut key

scaled font size	shrink

screen font	simple device

screen saver	solid color

scroll arrow	source directory

scroll bar	spin box

scroll box	standard mode

Search button	status bar

select	stop bits

selection cursor	synthesizer


T

Task List

text box

text file

title

title bar

topic

track


U

Up button


V

vector font

virtual memory

volume label


W

waveform

WAVE format

wildcard characters

window

window border

Windows application

wrap


X

No defined terms.


Y

No defined terms.


Z

No defined terms.


386 enhanced mode, defined
386 enhanced mode

Provides access to the virtual memory capabilities of the Intel 80386 processor. With virtual memory capabilities, Windows applications can use more memory than is physically available. Enhanced mode also allows for multitasking of non-Windows applications.


active, defined
active

Describes the selected window or icon that you are currently working with. Windows always applies the next keystroke or command you choose to the active window. If a window is active, it appears in front of all other windows on the desktop, and its title bar changes color to differentiate it visually from other windows. If an icon is made active, its Control menu appears.

Inactive is the opposite of active and describes windows or icons on the desktop that are not selected.


active printer, defined
active printer

An installed printer that has been assigned to a printer port using Setup or Control Panel. More than one printer can be set up to work on a single port, but only one can be active, since only one printer can be physically connected to the port at a time.

An inactive printer is an installed printer that is not currently connected to the printer port.


animation

The display of a series of graphic images, simulating motion. You can play animation files (.MMM extension) with the Media Player accessory. Animations are also called movies.


application, defined
application

A computer program used for a particular kind of work, such as word processing. This term is often used interchangeably with "program."


application icon, defined
application icon

An icon that represents an application that is running.


application window, defined
application window

The main window for an application. It contains the application's menu bar and main workspace. An application window may contain multiple document windows.


collapse, defined
collapse

To hide a level of directory information in the Directory Tree window. When you first start File Manager, all directories but the root directory are collapsed.


command, defined
command

A word or phrase, usually found in a menu, that you choose to carry out an action.


command button, defined
command button

A button in a dialog box that carries out or cancels the selected action. Two common command buttons are OK and Cancel. The button that carries out the action will often have a label that describes it (for example, Open, Create, Install). Another dialog box appears when you choose a command followed by ellipses.


command line, defined
command line

Information given to MS-DOS that specifies a command and all the pertinent information to carry it out. For example, to start Windows, you type win at the MS-DOS prompt.


complementary color, defined
complementary color

The color exactly opposite a color on the RGB color wheel. For example, the complementary color of blue is yellow.


compound device, defined
compound device

Devices, such as the waveform audio driver, that have an associated file and require a filename specification when opened.


CONFIG.SYS, defined
CONFIG.SYS

A file that defines device drivers and specifies your MS-DOS configuration. For example, a typical CONFIG.SYS file might specify the location of the MS-DOS file COMMAND.COM, define an extended memory manager, and specify how many files an application can have open at once. MS-DOS runs the commands in the CONFIG.SYS file each time you turn on your computer. Your CONFIG.SYS file is located in the root directory of your first hard disk, which is usually drive C.


Contents button, defined
Contents button

Displays the HyperGuide contents.


Control menu, defined
Control menu

The menu in the upper-left corner of a window. The Control menu appears on every application that runs in a window and on some non-Windows applications. Document windows, icons, and some dialog boxes also have Control menus.

Control menu commands move, change the size of, and close windows. You can also switch to Task List by using the Control menu. For non-Windows applications, Control menu commands transfer information and perform other functions, depending on the application.


Control-menu box, defined
Control-menu box

The box located in the upper-left corner of a window. Clicking the Control-menu box opens the Control menu for the window.


conventional memory, defined
conventional memory

The first 640K of memory that MS-DOS uses to run applications. Most computers have at least 256K of conventional memory and can accommodate up to 640K of conventional memory.


cutout, defined
cutout

A portion of a Paintbrush drawing you select with the Scissors or Pick tool.


data bits, defined
data bits

The bits in each package of data sent between two computers during telecommunication. Most characters are transmitted in 7 or 8 data bits.


default button, defined
default button

The command button in some dialog boxes that is automatically selected or chosen by Windows as the most logical or safest choice. The default button has a bold border, indicating that it will be chosen if you press ENTER. You can override a default button by choosing Cancel or another command button.


default printer, defined
default printer

The printer that Windows applications automatically use when you choose the Print command. You can have only one default printer, which must also be the active printer on the port. The printer you use most often should be made the default printer.


desktop, defined
desktop

The background of your screen, on which windows, icons, and dialog boxes appear.


desktop pattern, defined
desktop pattern

A geometric pattern that appears across your desktop. You can design your own pattern or choose one of the patterns provided by Windows.


destination directory, defined
destination directory

The directory to which you intend to copy or move one or more files.


device contention, defined
device contention

When several applications simultaneously request use of a peripheral device, such as a printer or modem.

Windows automatically handles device contention when all the applications are Windows applications. When one of the applications is a non-Windows application, however, the conflict is handled according to the options you select in the 386 Enhanced dialog box. This dialog box appears when you choose the 386 Enhanced icon in Control Panel.


device driver, defined
device driver

Tells Windows how to control a piece of hardware. Using Setup, you can install device drivers for your:

Display (monitor)

Keyboard

Mouse

Network


dialog box, defined
dialog box

A rectangular box that either requests or provides information. Many dialog boxes present options that you must choose from before Windows can carry out a command. Some dialog boxes present warnings or explain why a command can't be completed.


directory path, defined
directory path

The directions to a directory or file within your system.

In the illustration, C:\ART stands for the ART directory on drive C. Any commands you use affect the files and subdirectories in this directory.

When you want to specify a file, make sure the filename follows the directory path.


Directory Tree, defined
Directory Tree

A graphic display of a disk's directory structure. The directories on the disk are shown as branching from the disk's root directory.


Directory Tree window, defined
Directory Tree window

A File Manager window that shows the complete branching structure of the selected disk drive.


directory window, defined
directory window

A File Manager window that lists the contents of a specific directory. The directory window shows all the files and subdirectories contained in the directory.


disk-drive icon, defined
disk-drive icon

An icon in the Directory Tree window of File Manager that represents a disk drive on your system. Different icons depict floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, RAM drives, CD-ROM drives, and network disk drives.


display box, defined
display box

A display box is not an option, but a type of text box that shows an example of another option you have selected, in this case a sample of the 10 pt, underlined, Helvetica font.


document, defined
document

Whatever you create with an application, including information you enter, edit, view, or save. A document can be a business report, a spreadsheet, a picture, and so on.


document file, defined
document file

Files that are associated with an application. You can start an application and open the associated file by choosing a document file icon.


document window, defined
document window

A window inside an application window. Each document window contains a single document or other data file. There can be more than one document window inside an application window.


DOS

Disk Operating System, typically known as MS-DOS (Microsoft) or PC-DOS (IBM). This is the underlying software that must exist for your PC to operate.


drag, defined
drag

A mouse move. You drag a Windows element by pointing to it, holding down the mouse button, and sliding the mouse from one spot on the surface of your desk to another and releasing the mouse button.


drop-down list box, defined
drop-down list box

A list box that opens and closes in dialog boxes.

Before you open a drop-down list box, it looks like this:

After the list box is open, it looks like this:

NOTE: When the list is longer than the box, scroll bars are provided.


error checking, defined
error checking

A method for validating transmissions.


expand, defined
expand

To show hidden directory levels in the Directory Tree. With File Manager, you can expand a single directory level, one branch of the Directory Tree, or all branches at once.


expanded memory, defined
expanded memory

Memory in addition to conventional memory that is available to applications. It is allocated in 16K blocks. Windows makes use of expanded memory only if the /r switch is used at startup. Windows running in 386 enhanced mode simulates expanded memory for the applications that need it. Windows running in standard mode or 386 enhanced mode allows applications to use expanded memory, but does not use expanded memory itself in managing applications.


extended memory, defined
extended memory

Memory in addition to conventional memory that is not readily accessible to MS-DOS or MS-DOS applications. Extended memory cannot be used on 8086 and 8088 computers. Windows running in standard mode or 386 enhanced mode uses extended memory to manage and run applications.


extended synthesizer, defined
extended synthesizer

One of the two types of synthesizers accommodated by Windows.

MIDI files authored for Windows include two versions of a song: one version for base-level synthesizers and another version for extended synthesizers. The distinctions between base-level and extended synthesizers are based on the number of instruments and notes the synthesizer can play.


extension, defined
extension

Part of a file or directory name that appears after a period and provides additional information. It usually indicates the type of file or directory. For example, program files have default extensions of .COM or .EXE .

Many applications include a default extension automatically when you save a file the first time. For example, Notepad adds a .TXT extension to all filenames unless you specify otherwise.


file, defined
file

A document or application that has been given a name. All documents are stored as files in Wiindows.


file information line, defined
file information line

Information specific to each file in a print queue. The information can include these details:

The file's position in the queue or a printer icon if the file is printing.

The title of the print job assigned by the application (if your network software supports this).

What percentage of the file has printed so far.

The size of the file in kilobytes (if the Print File Size command on the View menu is selected).

The time and date you sent the file to Print Manager (if the Time/Date Sent command on the View menu is selected).

If you are connected to a network printer, the printer queue information line shows the network server connection. Any detailed information the network can provide appears in the message box at the upper-right corner of the Print Manager window. Networks can provide varying degrees of detailed information.


flow control, defined
flow control

The method for controlling the flow of information.


font, defined
font

A graphic design applied to all numerals, symbols, and characters in the alphabet. A font usually comes in different sizes and provides different styles, such as bold, italic, and underlining for emphasizing text.


font size, defined
font size

The height of a printed character, measured in points. One inch equals 72 points. For example, 12-point Helv is 12 points high.

The font and font size you use determine the amount of text that fits on one page.


format, defined
format

(1) The appearance of text on the pages of a document. (2) To prepare a disk so it can hold information. Formatting a disk erases all information that was previously on it.


full-screen application, defined
full-screen application

A non-Windows application that uses the entire screen--rather than a window--to run in the Windows environment.


General MIDI Mode Standard, defined
General MIDI Mode standard

A MIDI specification controlled by the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA). The purpose of this specification is to enable MIDI file authors to create files that sound the same across a variety of different synthesizers.


group, defined
group

A collection of applications within Program Manager. Grouping your applications makes them easier to find.


group icon, defined
group icon

A group window you have reduced to an icon in Program Manager.


group window, defined
group window

A window that displays the items in a group within Program Manager. These items can be applications, files associated with applications, or a combination of both.


History button, defined
History button

Displays a list of the HyperGuide topics you have viewed. Use this button to revisit any of the last 40 HyperGuide topics you have viewed. The most recent topic appears first.


hotspot

Text, graphics, or parts of graphics that provide links to other HyperGuide topics or more information about the current topic.

Whether text or graphics, the pointer changes to the shape of a hand whenever it is over a hotspot. If you click a hotspot that is linked to another topic, that topic will appear in the HyperGuide window. If the hotspot is linked to more information, HyperGuide displays the information in a popup window on top of the HyperGuide window.


hue, defined
hue

The position of a color along the color spectrum.


Help button bar, defined
HyperGuide button bar

Contains the HyperGuide buttons you use to move among topics and contents screens. It is located near the top of the HyperGuide window.


icon, defined
icon

A graphic representation of a disk drive, directory, group, application, document, and so on. You can restore an application icon to a window when you want to use the application.


insertion point, defined
insertion point

The place where text will be inserted when you type.The insertion point usually appears as a flashing vertical bar in an application's window or in a dialog box. The text you type appears to the left of the insertion point, which moves to the right as you type.


International MIDI Association (IMA)

The non-profit MIDI organization that circulates information about the MIDI specification.


keymaps, defined
keymaps

Percussion instruments are key-based--each note plays a different percussion instrument. Keymaps translate MIDI key values to ensure the proper percussion instruments are used to play MIDI files. All MIDI files for Windows are authored using standard key assignments based on the General MIDI Mode standard.


keyword, defined
keyword

Words in the HyperGuide Search dialog box that are associated with topics. Each application's documentation has its own keyword list, including the glossary words in HyperGuide. You select from the list of keywords or type a keyword to see the list of topics associated with that keyword.


kilobyte, defined
kilobyte

The measurement used for the size of a computer's memory, where 1 kilobyte (K) = 1,024 bytes.


list box, defined
list box

A box within a dialog box that lists available choices--for example, the list of all available files in a directory. If all the choices don't fit in the box, there will be a vertical scroll bar to the right of the list box. In some list boxes, you can select more than one item.


local printer, defined
local printer

A printer that is directly connected to your printer by a cable.


local queue, defined
local queue

Lists the files that you directed to any active printer connected to your computer. The computer and printers are connected locally by a cable.

When Print Manager starts printing on a local printer, its icon appears at the bottom of your screen. If you restore the icon to a window, you see the print queue for any active printer connected to your computer. You can use the Print Manager window to check the status of files in the print queue or to interrupt or cancel a print job.


luminosity, defined
luminosity

The brightness of the color on a scale from black to white.


maximize, defined
maximize

To enlarge a window to its maximum size by using the Maximize button or the Maximize command.


Maximize button, defined
Maximize button

The small button at the upper-right corner of a window that contains an Up arrow. Mouse users can click the Maximize button to enlarge a window to its maximum size. Keyboard users can use the Maximize command on the Control menu.


Media Control Interface, defined
Media Control Interface (MCI)

A standard control interface for multimedia devices and files. MCI allows a multimedia application to easily control a variety of multimedia devices and files.


memory, defined
memory

The space in a computer where information is stored while you are working with it. Most PCs have a small amount of read-only memory (ROM), containing the built-in programs that start the operation of the computer when it is turned on, and a large amount of random-access memory (RAM) for users' programs and data.


menu, defined
menu

A list of available commands in an application window. Menu names appear in the menu bar near the top of the window. The Control menu, represented by the Control-menu box at the left end of the title bar, is common to all Windows applications. You use a command on a menu by selecting the menu name, then choosing the command you want.


menu bar, defined
menu bar

The horizontal bar containing the names of an application's menus. It appears just under the title bar.


menu command, defined
menu command

A word or phrase in a menu that you choose to carry out an action, such as copying a file.


menu name, defined
menu name

The name for a particular menu that appears in the menu bar and opens a menu when you choose it.


menu title, defined
menu title

A word or phrase in the menu bar that identifies a group of commands. Selecting the menu title causes the title to be highlighted and its menu of commands to appear below it.


MIDI

Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIDI sets a communications standard for transferring data between musical instruments and associated devices.


MIDI file

A file format for storing MIDI songs. In Windows, MIDI files have a .MID filename extension.


MIDI Mapper

A Control Panel option that lets you create and edit MIDI setup maps. Windows uses these maps to translate and redirect MIDI data.


MIDI Sequencer

Software that creates or plays songs stored as MIDI files. When a sequencer plays MIDI files, it sends MIDI data from the file to a MIDI synthesizer that produces the sounds. Windows provides a MIDI sequencer to play MIDI files.


MIDI Manufacturer's Association (MMA)

A collective organization composed of MIDI instrument manufacturers and MIDI software companies. The MMA works with the MIDI Standards Committee to maintain the MIDI specification.


minimize, defined
minimize

To reduce a window to an icon using the Minimize button or the Minimize command. The document or application remains open (or running), and can be the active application or document.


Minimize button, defined
Minimize button

The small button at the upper-right corner of a window that contains a Down arrow. Mouse users can click the Minimize button to reduce a window to an icon. Keyboard users can use the Minimize command on the Control menu.


movie file

A multimedia data file with a .MMM filename extension. You can play movie files with the Media Player accessory. Movie files are also called animations.


MSCDEX

Microsoft Compact Disc Extensions. MSCDEX is software that makes CD-ROM drives appear to DOS as network drives. You must have MSCDEX installed on your computer for the CD-ROM drive to work.


multimedia extensions

Additional features added to Windows version 3.0 that enable your computer to run animations, play sound and MIDI files, and display high-quality images.


Multimedia PC

Multimedia personal computer. A multimedia computer satisfies a minimum set of hardware/software requirements necessary for multimedia computing. The requirements include:

An 80286/386/486 microprocessor running at 10MHz or faster

2MB or more of RAM

30MB or larger hard disk

VGA display

A digital audio subsystem

A CD-ROM drive

Systems software compatible with Microsoft Windows version 3.0 with multimedia extensions


multitasking, defined
multitasking

The ability of a single computer to perform several tasks simultaneously.

Multitasking makes it possible to print one document while editing another, or to perform lengthy computations while you work on something else.


network printer, defined
network printer

A printer that is accessible to your computer only through a network.


network queue, defined
network queue

Lists the files on the network server if you are using a network printer.


network server, defined
network server

A computer on a network that provides a particular service to other computers. For example, a disk server manages a large file server, and a print server manages a printer.


non-Windows application, defined
non-Windows application

An application that was not designed to run in Windows. Generally, non-Windows applications do not conform to Windows user-interface standards.


open, defined
open

To display the contents of a directory or file in a window, or to enlarge an icon to a window.


option button, defined
option button

A small round button that appears in a dialog box and is used to select an option. Within a group of related option buttons, you can select only one button.


palette

Defines the colors used in a bitmap image. Every device independent bitmap (DIB) has an associated color palette.


parity, defined
parity

The method of detecting errors in data transmission.


patch

A particular setup of a MIDI synthesizer that results in a particular sound, usually a sound simulating a specific musical instrument.


patchmaps, defined
patchmaps

A patch is a specific sound created by a synthesizer. A synthesizer plays notes using sounds defined as patches. Patchmaps translate MIDI patch changes to ensure the proper instruments are used to play MIDI files. All MIDI files for Windows are authored using standard patch assignments based on the General MIDI Mode standard.


pathname, defined
pathname

The directions to a directory or file within your system. For example, C:\WINDOWS3\APPTS\JUNE.CAL is the pathname of the JUNE.CAL file in the APPTS subdirectory in the WINDOWS3 directory on drive C.


picture elements, defined
picture elements

The smallest graphics unit on the screen. Also known as pels.


pixels, defined
pixels

The smallest graphic units on the screen. Also known as picture elements (pels).


playlist, defined
playlist

A list of compact disc titles and tracks that determines the order in which the tracks on the disc are played.

Use the Program button to assign or edit titles, and to change the playlist.


pointer, defined
pointer

In Windows, the shape of the pointer indicates its function.

	For selecting Windows items, scrolling, resizing windows, and moving windows and dialog boxes with your mouse. This is the pointer you will see most often.
	For choosing a HyperGuide hotspot.
	For selecting text with your mouse.
	For changing the size of a window with your mouse.
	For changing the location or size of a window with your keyboard.
	For indicating the application is processing your request.


port, defined
port

A connection on a computer where you plug in a cable that carries data to a device.

LPT ports are parallel ports. COM ports are serial ports. EPT is a port used for certain printers, such as the IBM Personal Pageprinter. You can use the EPT port only if you have installed a special card in your computer.


print options, defined
print options

Printer-specific settings such as page orientation--portrait or landscape--or the manner in which paper feeds through the printer. These options vary from printer to printer.


printer-driver file, defined
printer-driver file

A file that gives Windows important information about how to control your printer, including details about printer features and the printing interface, descriptions of fonts (such as sizes and styles), character translations, and control sequences the printer uses to achieve various formats. Windows has printer-driver files for most commonly used printers.


printer font, defined
printer font

A series of dots connected by lines that can be scaled to different sizes. Another name for printer fonts is vector (or stroke) fonts. Plotters typically use vector fonts.


printer queue information line, defined
printer queue information line

Indicates the following:

The name of the printer.

Where the printer connects to your computer.

The current status of the printer.


program file, defined
program file

A file that contains information that controls an application. In File Manager, each program file is represented by an icon. You can start the application by choosing the icon. Filenames for program files can have these extensions: .EXE, .COM, .PIF, and .BAT.


program information file (PIF), defined
program information file (PIF)

A file that provides important information that Windows needs to run a non-Windows application. PIFs contain information such as the name of the file, a startup directory, whether the program writes directly to the screen or to memory, and multitasking options for applications running in 386 enhanced mode.


program item, defined
program item

A program file or associated document represented by an icon in Program Manager. The program item provides the instructions Windows needs to start an application and open a document (if specified) when you choose the icon.


program item icon, defined
program item icon

An icon representing an application you can start or an associated document you can open from a group in Program Manager. The program item provides the instructions Windows needs to start an application and open a document (if specified) when you choose the icon.


RGB components, defined
RGB components

The amount of each of the three primary colors--red, green, and blue--present in a color. Every color and pattern is made by varying the three primary colors. This is true even in monochrome (black and white) mode. For instance, white is made by mixing together 255 parts of red, 255 parts of green, and 255 parts of blue. Black, on the other hand, is 0 red, 0 green, and 0 blue.


read-only, defined
read-only

Describes a file or CD-ROM disc that can only be opened and read. You cannot edit a read-only file or CD-ROM disc and save your changes.


real mode, defined
real mode

An operating mode that Windows runs in to provide maximum compatibility with versions of Windows applications released prior to Windows version 3.0. Real mode is the only mode available for computers with less than 1 MB of extended memory.


Restore button, defined
Restore button

The small button at the upper-right corner of a window that contains both an Up arrow and a Down arrow. The Restore button appears only after you have enlarged a window to its maximum size. Mouse users can click the Restore button to return the window to its previous size. Keyboard users can use the Restore command on the Control menu.


root directory, defined
root directory

The main directory on a disk. The root directory is created at the first level when you format a disk. The symbol used to indicate the root directory of a disk is the backslash (\). For example, the root directory for drive C is noted as C:\.


sample

A piece of waveform data represented by a single numerical value. You convert sound into digital form by taking samples of the sound at specific time intervals and converting them to numeric values.


saturation, defined
saturation

The purity of a hue, moving from gray to the pure color.


scaled font size, defined
scaled font size

A font size that approximates a specified font size for use on the screen. Windows scales larger font sizes when a size that is available for the printer is not available for the screen. Scaled fonts may look slightly different from unscaled fonts. When you choose a smaller font size that is available for the printer but not for the screen, Windows substitutes the correct size from a precision-drawn font that resembles the selected font as closely as possible.


screen font, defined
screen font

A font that duplicates a printer font on your screen.

If you choose a printer font that does not have a corresponding screen font, Windows substitutes a screen font that closely resembles the printer font. The substitute font duplicates the line lengths and page breaks of the font you selected.

When you purchase extra fonts from a printer or font manufacturer, ask about the availability of screen fonts to match.


screen saver

An image or pattern that is shown on your computer screen during periods of inactivity. Screen savers hide information currently on the screen; by changing patterns they can also save wear on the electronics in the display.


scroll arrow, defined
scroll arrow

An arrow on either end of a scroll bar that is used to scroll through the contents of a window or list box. Clicking a scroll arrow moves the contents one line. Holding down a scroll arrow scrolls the contents continuously.

Scroll arrows also control the playing of media in some applications, such as Media Player and Sound Recorder.


scroll bar, defined
scroll bar

A bar that appears at the right and/or bottom edge of a window whose contents aren't completely visible. Each scroll bar contains two scroll arrows and a scroll box, which allow you to scroll within the window or list box.

A scroll bar is also used to control playing of media in some applications, such as Media Player and Sound Recorder.


scroll box, defined
scroll box

The square or rectangular box within a scroll bar that indicates your relative position wihtin a document or list box. Mouse users can drag the scroll box up or down quickly through long documents.

A scroll box is also used to control playing of media in some applications, such as Media Player and Sound Recorder.


Search button, defined
Search button

Displays the keywords you can use to search for topics. Use this button to look for topics related to a keyword.


select, defined
select

To mark an item by highlighting it with key combinations or with a mouse. Selecting does not initiate an action. After selecting an item, you choose the action that affects or involves the item. For example, you can select text and then choose the Copy command to copy the text onto the Clipboard.


selection cursor, defined
selection cursor

The marking device that shows where you are in a window, menu, or dialog box and what you have selected. The selection cursor appears as a dotted box around the text in a dialog box option.


serial ports, defined
serial ports

Ports used by your system, named COM1, COM2, and so on. Serial ports are typically used for connecting modems, mouse devices, and some kinds of printers.


shortcut key, defined
shortcut key

A key or key combination, available for some commands, that you can press to carry out a command without first selecting a menu. The shortcut key for a command is listed to the right of the command name on the menu.


shrink, defined
shrink

To reduce a window to an icon using the Minimize button or the Minimize command. The document or application remains open (or running), and can be the active application or document.


simple device, defined
simple device

Devices, such as audio compact-disc players, that don't have an associated file and can be opened without a filename specification.


solid color, defined
solid color

A color directly supported by your display.


source directory, defined
source directory

The directory containing the file or files you intend to copy or move.


spin box, defined
spin box

A spin box shows one item in a range of possible choices. Clicking the Up or Down arrow to the right of the entry lets you "spin" through the available choices until your choice appears in the display rectangle.


standard mode, defined
standard mode

The normal operating mode for running Windows. This mode provides access to extended memory. In standard mode, you can also switch among non-Windows applications.


status bar, defined
status bar

A line of information located at the top or bottom of a window. For example, in a directory window the status bar tells how many files are selected, how much disk space they occupy, and the total number of files in the directory. In the Directory Tree window, the status bar shows the number of bytes available on the disk and the total disk capacity. Not all windows have a status bar.


stop bits, defined
stop bits

The timing unit between characters.

Stop bits are not actually bits; they determine the time between transmitted characters.


synthesizer

An electronic instrument able to make music and sounds by creating its own audio waveforms and sending them out to an audio system.


Task List, defined
Task List

A window that shows all the applications you have running so you can switch among them. You can open the Task List window by choosing Switch To from the Control Menu or by pressing CTRL+ESC.


text box, defined
text box

A box within a dialog box where you type the information needed to carry out a command. When the dialog box appears, the text box may be blank or may contain text.


text file, defined
text file

A file containing only plain text, numbers or symbols. The text in a text file is uniform and does not contain any formatting, such as bold, underline, or different fonts and font sizes. A text file usually consists of characters coded from the ASCII character set.

The advantage of a text file is that it can be transferred to almost any text editor or word processor. Also, MS-DOS and Windows use text files, such as AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, and WIN.INI.


title

Another name for a software application written to run on a Multimedia PC.


title bar, defined
title bar

The horizontal bar at the top of a window that contains the title of the window or dialog box. On many windows, the title bar also contains the Control-menu box and Maximize and Minimize buttons.


topic, defined
topic

The level in the HyperGuide hierarchy at which you see information in the main window. This information can be in the form of a Quick Look graphic, an explanation of a command, a conceptual overview, a procedure, or a table of keys. Information in pop-up windows and contents screens are not considered topics.


track

A sequence of sound on a CD disc, which usually corresponds to a song.


Up button

Moves up one level in the HyperGuide hierarchy.


vector fonts, defined
vector fonts

A series of dots connected by lines that can be scaled to different sizes.


virtual memory, defined
virtual memory

A memory management system used by Windows running in 386 enhanced mode, which allows Windows to behave as if there were more memory than is actually present in the sytem. Virtual memory equals the amount of free RAM plus the amount of disk space allocated to a swap file that Windows uses to simulate additional RAM.


volume label, defined
volume label

The name you give a disk by using the Label command. Disk labels are optional. You see this information in File Manager only if you assigned a label to your disk. You can change or add a disk label through File Manager.


WAVE format, defined
WAVE format

Microsoft's format for digitized waveform files. These files have a .WAV extension.


waveform

A sound waveform graphically displays variances in air pressure over time. An audio signal waveform graphically displays variances in voltage over time.


wildcard characters, defined
wildcard characters

Two MS-DOS characters you can substitute for all or part of a file or directory name when you want to find similarly-named files or want one command to affect a number of files or directories.

An asterisk (*) substitutes for all characters. A question mark (?) substitutes for a single character.

For example, this entry covers all files with a .DOC extension in the current directory:

*.DOC

And this entry covers everything named with FY, three other characters, and the extension .90:

FY???.90


window, defined
window

A rectangular area on your screen in which you view an application or document. You can open, close, and move windows, and change the size of most windows. You can open several windows on the desktop at the same time and you can shrink windows to icons or enlarge them to fill the entire desktop.


window border, defined
window border

The outside edge of a window. You can lengthen or shorten each border. You can also change the width of the border with Control Panel's Desktop command.


Windows application, defined
Windows application

An application that was designed for Windows and will not run without Windows. All Windows applications follow the same conventions for arrangement of menus, style of dialog boxes, use of the keyboard and mouse, and so on.


wrap, defined
wrap

The automatic movement of the insertion point from the end of one line to the beginning of the next line as you type. When text wraps, you do not need to press ENTER at the end of each line in a paragraph.